The Last Full Measure
The Last Full Measure
The Last Full Measure
Directed by:
Todd RobinsonScreenplay:
Todd RobinsonCinematography:
Byron WernerComposer:
Philip KleinCast:
Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Dale Dye, Peter Fonda, LisaGay Hamilton, Jeremy Irvine, Diane Ladd (more)VOD (1)
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US Department of Defense employee Scott Huffman (Sebastian Stan) is tasked with investigating a posthumous Medal of Honor application for William H. Pitsenbarger (Jeremy Irvine), known as Pits to his comrades, for his efforts during the Vietnam War. Huffman's research involves interviewing veterans Mott (Ed Harris), Takoda (Samuel L. Jackson) and Burr (Peter Fonda), who were all saved by Pits during one of the bloodiest battles of the war. As Huffman learns more about the battle he realises that he will have to put his career on the line in order to expose the decades long cover-up behind denying Pits with a Medal of Honor. (Parkland Entertainment)
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The biggest problem I see is the casting of Sebastian Stan, who has zero ability to evoke emotion in the viewer. The other acting veterans here come across as mere staffage and I'd really like to know what convinced them to go for this, at the very least, extremely odd project. All the flashbacks are perfectly interchangeable with any self-respecting war film and the final scene (I was just waiting for the cleaning lady, receptionist, and gardener to stand up, too) should be outlawed. But for some reason inexplicable to me, it flew by rather quickly, so in the end a hard-fought 2 stars.
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The Last Full Measure has an extremely strong story and an important idea, but it doesn't seem to really sell either. The plot drags on, lacks dramatic arcs, and the final typically American cheerleader along with a lot of exaggerated patriotism, sentiment, and pathos definitely does not help the final impression. The attempt to portray human emotions and to evoke an emotional movement in the viewer was a bit of a miss. At least for me. However, I have to admit that looking at all the great actors made me realize how time is actually passing outrageously fast for the time that has been allotted to us here . That moved me much more than the film itself. (50%)
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