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- As a shallow tale of conscienceless bloodshed and revenge, Last Man Standing is reasonably effective. But as an updated version of the far better-realized Yojimbo, it's an unqualified failure. Last Man Standing is a surface picture -- it looks good, sounds good, and moves quickly -- but there's no depth whatsoever.
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Sep 20, 1996 · "Last Man Standing" takes that story line to its ultimate refinement. Following in the footsteps of Kurosawa's samurai tale, Willis arrives in a strange town with no history and few plans ("Drunk or sober, I had no complaints--even if I did get my hands dirty on the way").
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Last Man Standing is a 1996 American Neo-Western action film written and directed by Walter Hill, and starring Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken and Bruce Dern. It is a credited remake of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo.
Last Man Standing's brooding atmosphere and bursts of artfully arranged action prove intriguing yet ultimately insufficient substitutes for a consistently compelling story. Read Critics Reviews
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Last Man Standing: Directed by Walter Hill. With Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson, Christopher Walken. A drifting gunslinger-for-hire finds himself in the middle of an ongoing war between the Irish and Italian mafia in a Prohibition era ghost town.
- (61K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Walter Hill
- 1996-09-20
"Last Man Standing" doesn't rival these earlier works, but it is a tough, gritty film with some fantastic shootouts. It doesn't hold itself back in terms of blood and violence, something current US films of the genre are guilty of doing.
Violent Prohibition-era gangster film has huge death toll. Read Common Sense Media's Last Man Standing review, age rating, and parents guide.
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Last Msn Standing (1996) is a highly stylised Prohibition era western actioner directed by Walter Hill Starting Bruce Willis as a lone drifter entering the city of Jericho looking to capitalise on the rivalry of two gangs and make some money.