The Last Winter (1983) User Reviews (2)

The Curse of Memory

[inspectors71 · 12 April 2023]

I have a very vague memory of seeing this movie on a commercial channel in, I think, 1992. I've always had a thing for Kathleen Quinlan, and when I saw the an ad, I figured why not.

I have only the blurriest recollection of the Last Winter. Yom Kippur war. Two gals looking for their missing-in-action husbands. The two woman skinny-dipping. Edited-for-television. Wishing I could see Quinlan's butt. Hint of a lesbian relationship between the two wives?

I think.

Yet, with all the blur, I have a feeling it was a good movie, that there was a real emotional tension for the two women hoping, praying for the homecoming.

I can't even remember how the movie turns out, but I do have a feeling that a recommendation is in order.

Amateurish

[Varlaam · 3/10 · 1 February 1999]

A story about women searching for their husbands missing in the October War of 1973 should be profoundly moving at best, or tear-jerking at worst, but this is just inept, laughable, ridiculous. Poorly performed with stupid dialogue and hopeless direction.

Real suspense doesn't really have a chance to emerge in the film when you consider that Stephen Macht is one of the missing men, and he's the third-billed star.

The producers seem to have spent their entire budget engaging Kathleen Quinlan and she does try hard. Bad hair and too much make-up don't help her cause however.

Stephen Macht comes off best when he finally does appear towards the end.

The closing credits mention "original Hebrew dialogue", so perhaps there's another version which works a little better.