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Last Orders

2001

Fred Schepisi

Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings ...

6.5

914

Comedy. Drama It's a long life, so you need life-long friends. "Last Orders" is a funny and moving film about four old friends (Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, David Hemmings and Tom Courtenay) and, most of all, the man, Jack Dodds (Michael Caine), whose "last orders" have set them on a journey. Jack Dodds was an ordinary guy, a butcher, yet a powerful, charismatic man whose life was a crucial heartline for the four men. As they make their trip through ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Schepisi, aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch British actor who did not appear in 'Gosford Park' (...) has succeeded beyond all expectation"
		David Stratton Variety	"Delicately handled and superbly textured, this fine adaptation of Graham Swift's Booker Prize-winning novel deals with all the really big subjects: love, friendship, death, life"
		Ed Gonzalez Slant	"The film is a delicate celebration of life and its many mysteries that earns its tears (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Time Out	"Sober, even elegiac in tone, and elegantly shot (...) If it fails to achieve profundity, it still makes for one of the most rewarding and authentic depictions of/tributes to the Cockney way of life in recent years"
		Alan Morrison Empire	"Ambitious in structure and casting, it packs a lot into its screen time. Quality craftsmanship for a discerning crowd (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Andrew Collins Radio Times	"Fred Schepisi has done a sterling job with the tricky material (...) A touching and perceptive drama (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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