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Last Action Hero
1993
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Positive Reviews
19
Negative reviews
7
Average Rating
3.1
/5
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3.0
Last Action Hero is a perverse spectacle: a stupid, generic slab of action bombast that keeps reminding us its a stupid, generic slab of action bombas ..
EW
1.5
Last Action Hero is a perverse spectacle: a stupid, generic slab of action bombast that keeps reminding us its a stupid, generic slab of action bombas ..
EW
3.1
There is a lot of action in Last Action Hero, but the underlying story never ever quite works.
Rogerebert
3.0
Fewer killings and more thoughtful moments like this would have made Last Action Hero a more well rounded movie.
Common Sense Media
4.5
The movie isnt mindless; it just has a mind thats a bit junky and muddled.
3.5
Whether these convolutions are too involved for summer audiences remains to be seen.But story momentum is often lost.
2.5
The film tries so very hard to be The Movie of Summer 93 that it almost makes you sick for what could have been, what should have been, and, in the en ..
4.4
A hugely enjoyable, amusing and inventive comic book action flick.
E Film Critic
3.0
This is an attempt to be both a high octane actionfest and a satire on such films, the result of which is the weirdest concoction: the metaphysical bl ..
4.0
Critique: Fun, enjoyable, action packed, humorous ride through the world of movies, action heroes and the fine line that rests between fantasy and rea ..
JoBlo
2.5
Last Action Hero is sporadically entertaining, but it could have been a whole lot more.
ReelViews
1.5
This movie, for all its confusions and unevenness, still has some lasting traces of conceptual charm and evocative fantasy. (
Chicago Reader
3.5
Though the game really doesnt seem to have any purpose or linear progression, it cant be denied that its thrilling to watch.
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
McTiernan may satirise the hyperbole of the genre but he darent risk delivering anything less extravagant.
Independent
1.0
Its turned out to be a beef chicken anchovy and jam sandwich: the ingredients cancel each other out, and become indigestible. By offering us everythin ..
Independent
1.5
The divergent puzzle pieces do not often fit together terribly well, in spite of their potential.
Pop Matters
2.5
But Last Action Hero is too slow, too long and far too pleased with itself.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
0.0
A poorly executed in joke where everyone in the audience Arnold Schwarzenegger fans included feels left out.
Internet Reviews
1.5
Last Action Hero reflects studio committee moviemaking at its worst.
Emanuellevy
2.5
Director John McTiernan matched with Arnold Schwarzenneger bring movie fans an action movie that never knows what it wants to be.
Cinema Crazed
3.0
Yes, sad to say, this is a film striving for a moral of a hey kids dont try this action stuff at home/hey kids dont take this action stuff too serious ..
Empire
1.3
Only a screenplay written with great skill can make an abrasive protagonist compelling and tolerable for more than three hours.
Mr Brown Movies
3.5
Flawed but fascinatingand governorship notwithstandingLast Action Hero remains the most intriguing item on Arnies resume.
Groucho Reviews
4.5
And despite a somewhat overcomplicated plot, which wont disappoint fans of Schwarzeneggers lighter works, the effective blend of awe inspiring stunts, ..
5.0
It makes more than its share of missteps, yet the core of this action lampoon delivers a decent portion of laughs and mischief, giving Schwarzenegger ..
Brian Or Ndorf
4.5
It sure as hell never takes itself too seriously.Neither does Schwarzenegger, who gives what is easily his best comic performance.
The Filmy Ap
3.8
Last Action Hero remains good entertainment, its just too bad it didnt stick to the near brilliance of its early set pieces instead of trying to reinv ..
Montreal Film Journal
2.5
Self consciousness infects Nora Ephrons sweet but perilously thin love story, Sleepless in Seattle...such are the perils of these postmodernist times: ..
News Week
4.5
And thats when it hits you: Postmodern doesnt even begin to cover whats going on here.
Mid West Film Journal
4.5
Unfortunately, ten minutes of humor in a movie with a two hour running time isnt enough to save Last Action Hero.
FlickDirect
4.5
Commando, which Last Action Hero holds perhaps the biggest debt to, is arguably the closest Arnies action pictures get to outright parody it just does ..
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