78
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31 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensLike finding that perfect stage of moderate drunkenness in which the senses are sharpened rather than dulled, and time passes with leisurely grace.
- 100Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowIt's like Chekhov with a British accent.
- 90New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonThe film's biggest strength is the same characteristic that may cause people to underrate it: that the group of friends we watch onscreen feel not like England's greatest actors showing off, but rather a group of friends who have indeed known each other for years through life's little triumphs and large tragedies.
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsIt is remarkably, unsentimentally dramatized by Fred Schepisi, courtesy of the pitch-perfect performances of its ensemble British cast.
- 75Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleIt's a warm, skillful excavation of what look like ordinary lives, ones that aren't so simple once you dig a little deeper.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe stars ultimately carry the day, the film cumulatively builds both an emotional power and tender wisdom that's very affecting.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA ho-hum male weepie/road comedy that's worth watching mostly because of a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of England's greatest working-class actors.
- 50The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneNever quite shrugs off its literary manners. [18 & 25 Feb 2002, p. 200]
- 40Austin ChronicleSteve DavisAustin ChronicleSteve DavisThe temporal jumps between the present and varying points in the past deprive the film of a sense of completeness; the transitions from scene to scene are largely disorienting, leaving you struggling to find your bearings.
- 30Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThe carload of codgers in Fred Schepisi's Last Orders merely bellyache, philosophize, crack unfunny jokes, and ruminate simplemindedly about Death.