{"id":20760,"date":"2019-03-07T23:21:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T07:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=20760"},"modified":"2019-03-07T23:21:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T07:21:24","slug":"review-last-man-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/03\/review-last-man-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Man Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I so wanted to love The Last Man<\/em><\/strong>i <\/em>but unfortunately due to a needlessly overstuffed plot spreading across different sub-genres, it never quite meshed very well but with some work, this could have been a solid film.<\/p>\n

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The Last Man<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Science Fiction, Fantasy, Drama<\/span>
\nLionsgate | R \u2013 104 min. \u2013 $21.99 | March 12, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 03\/07\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Rodrigo H. Vila
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Rodrigo H. Vila (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Hayden Christensen, Harvey Keitel, Marco Leonardi, Liz Solari, Fernan Miras, Justin Kelly, Rafael Spregelburd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>22.16 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>28.33 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
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Lionsgate provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Kurt (HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN) is a war veteran suffering from PTSD \u2014 where he sees his deceased best friend (JUSTIN KELLY) killed in action \u2014 coming home to an unholy, unruly land. The world is bad, but local street prophet Noe (HARVEY KEITEL) says it will get even worse when a catastrophic storm strikes. As Kurt heeds Noe\u2019s advice and readies for the apocalypse building a bunker inside his apartment, he meets sultry Jessica (LIZ SOLARI), his new boss\u2019s daughter. Yet even as the planet falls apart, Kurt finds his life finally coming together.<\/p>\n

Review: <\/strong>I recently watched The Favourite<\/em> and whereas that movie I went in with high expectations and left being underwhelmed, I went into The Last Man<\/em><\/strong>, considering the history behind Grindstone Entertainment, with pretty low expectations and left actually rather frustrated because there was plenty of potential which never was fully utilized thanks to a mish-mash of genres that never gelled very well together: dystopia future, end-of-the-world apocalypse, film noir and war veteran drama. I\u2019d say take out the whole end of the world aspect, including Harvey Keitel\u2019s part, this might\u2019ve made for an entertaining enough flick.<\/p>\n

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As it is, The Last Man<\/em><\/strong> is a mess of a film and considering Grindstone\u2019s track record (see Dying of the Light<\/em> and Exposed<\/em>), it wouldn\u2019t surprise me if the film underwent some changes; the editing on this one was choppy. It seems like Rodrigo H. Vila, assuming little or no studio interference, wrote and directed, didn\u2019t quite know what his film wanted to be. Is it an intimate drama about a PTSD-inflicted war veteran? On that, there were some heart-wrenching scenes as Kurt interacts with his friend, dealing with his guilt. Then there\u2019s the end of the world with an over-the-top Harvey Keitel which, as I mentioned earlier, was easily the weak link. Or how about film noir aspect with money going missing? That part was more of a hindsight inclusion into the plot, never really seeing the theft, though this part did lead into an almost horror like turn when Kurt is admitted into a mental ward. There were parts in each that I truly enjoyed, unfortunately the sum of all these parts led to a pretty poor movie.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, outside of Keitel, the acting wasn\u2019t bad. Hayden Christensen has proven himself to be a solid enough actor (which solidifies the issues with the Star Wars <\/em>prequels wasn\u2019t with him) and he worked well, even in only a couple of scenes, opposite Liz Solari, a Columbian born actress with a limited resume, and marked her American debut. While Solari is hardly phenomenal, I wouldn\u2019t mind seeing more of her with a better script.<\/p>\n

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The Last Man<\/em><\/strong> in the end actually had some potential that, with a re-write or two to streamline the plot and mashing up of the genres, wasn\u2019t actually terrible, especially when compared to some of the bland material that Grindstone normally releases, with few exceptions.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes in a super-glossy slip cover<\/strong> and inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/strong> copy. The only feature is the Trailer (1:59; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Lionsgate releases The Last Man<\/em><\/strong> is presented with a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer (MPEG-4 AVC codec). I was pleasantly surprised by the picture with its sharp detail and the natural film noise was intact. There was also a good array of colors and although there is a darker tone to the story and a good portion of the movie takes place at night, there are flashes of oranges and reds (especially in Solari\u2019s hair) while skin tones are natural.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Certainly not to be outdone, the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is incredibly strong, even a bit too strong in some regards. Dialogue comes through with nice clarity, but where this lossless track really comes to life is during the apocalyptic storms which utilizes every available speaker with an extra boost from the LFE channel which does kick on many times. I was actually rather surprised that essentially a direct-to-video film could sound this amazing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, I so wanted to love The Last Man<\/em><\/strong>i <\/em>but unfortunately due to a needlessly overstuffed plot spreading across different sub-genres, it never quite meshed very well but with some work, this could have been a solid enough dystopian set film noir. This Blu-ray release offers up excellent video and audio transfers but a lackluster set of features.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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