| The Last Man | |
| Director: | Rodrigo H. Vila |
| Producer: | Gonzalo Vila Rodrigo H. Vila |
| Music: | Emilio Kauderer |
| Cinematography: | Daniel Ortega |
| Editing: | Luis de la Madrid Jordi López |
| Studio: | Cinema 7 Films Aicon Music Pictures Quintessential Film Non Stop 3Dar Grindstone Entertainment Group |
| Distributor: | Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Argentina[1] Canada United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Last Man, also known as El último hombre, is a 2019 Argentine-Canadian science fiction film co-written and directed by Rodrigo H. Vila and starring Hayden Christensen, Harvey Keitel, Marco Leonardi, Liz Solari and Rafael Spregelburd.[2]
Kurt (Christensen) a veteran suffering from PTSD, returns home. A local street prophet Noe (Keitel) predicts that a catastrophic storm will strike. Kurt takes Noe’s advice and prepares for an impending disaster, and he meets Jessica (Solari) who also begins believing in the upcoming predictions.
The film was released in theaters and on video-on-demand on January 18, 2019.[3] [4] The film grossed an estimated $12,047 at the box office.[5]
The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with criticism focusing on the film's plot and on Christensen's performance as Kurt.[6] [7] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave it thumbs down, saying that the film was "a thoroughly unpleasant experience from start to finish, and not even in an artful way."[8]
Noel Murray of LA Times criticized Christensen's performance and the script, while praising the film's gloomy ambience. He said that "the individual scenes feel disconnected and incomplete, stitched together by rambling, discombobulated dialogue that even the actors don’t seem to understand. The premise is effectively eerie; the presentation depressingly sloppy."[9]