Jason Best Movie Talk Nov 28, 2020

A lavish costume drama about the final months in the life of Leo Tolstoy, The Last Station treats the author's end as a tragi-comedy, with the emphasis more on boisterous comedy than sombre tragedy.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 13, 2020 3.5/4.0

The kind of film that commands you to visit your local arthouse theatre and watch true acting greats at work.

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Felicia Feaster Charleston City Paper Jan 23, 2020

The Last Station is a film that lives and dies on its performances, and director Michael Hoffman has assembled an inspired cast.

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Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 15, 2019

Technically the film is masterful.

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Nikki Baughan Roll Credits Oct 24, 2019 4/5

The very definition of a character piece, The Last Station is a stunning example of a group of accomplished actors at the very top of their game.

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Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine Jul 26, 2019

The moral lines are drawn so schematically that the characters become puppets of the script, despite the actors' best efforts.

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Megan Basham WORLD Oct 3, 2018

The bulk of The Last Station acts, much like Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, as a cautionary tale about the tragic consequences of serving self over others, particularly within marriage.

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Brandy McDonnell The Oklahoman Aug 15, 2018 3.5/4

By turns sorrowful, sardonic and histrionic, Mirren's Sofya is always wonderfully, sloppily human.

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Ed Koch The Atlantic Jan 13, 2018

With all of its faults, The Last Station will satisfy even those only slightly familiar with the works of Leo Tolstoy and the time in which he lived

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S. Jhoanna Robledo Common Sense Media Dec 31, 2010 4/5

Mature Tolstoy biopic recounts his conflicted last days.

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Simon Miraudo Quickflix Oct 21, 2010 4/5

The Last Station is the kind of adult drama that I'm just thankful is still being made. Therefore, I was ecstatic to also find it to be rather good.

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Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses Jul 29, 2010 1.5/5

full review at Movies for the Masses

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Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Jul 8, 2010 5/10

Feels akin to using Tolstoy's life to write a greeting card.

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Enrique Buchichio Uruguay Total Jul 4, 2010 3/5

La película es un placer de principio a fin, no sólo por su valor testimonial y su estupenda reconstrucción de época, sino sobre todo por un notable elenco donde se lucen particularmente Helen Mirren y Christopher Plummer.

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Ian Buckwalter DCist Jul 4, 2010 6.4/10

All of the performances are universally stellar, making this not unlike last year's Doubt %u2014 a solid, if otherwise unremarkable film that provides a playground for performers of prodigious talents.

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Prairie Miller NewsBlaze Jun 11, 2010

Plummer as the alleged Tolstoy in question, is a grumpy elder aristocrat presiding over a kinky retro-hippie spiritual commune, where worshipful 19th century Russian groupies of the carnal variety frolic free love style in the Eastern European wilderness.

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James Croot Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jun 9, 2010 4/5

A charming and compelling account of Tolstoy's last year.

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Thomas Caldwell Cinema Autopsy Apr 10, 2010 2.5/5

Despite its strong performances The Last Station is a bland and middle-of-the-road period film with faint literary pretensions.

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Ben McEachen Sunday Times (Australia) Apr 8, 2010 3.5/5

This handsome, well-tuned adaptation of Jay Parini's Tolstoy biography avoids being a dour subtitled slog by its strong casting, layered contrasts of love and duty, and admirable air of enthusiasm.

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Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Apr 4, 2010 B

The acting is excellent by this very capable cast, and the story is interesting. The cinematography, by Sebastian Edschmid (Adam Resurrected) is also excellent. The outdoor scenes are lush and gorgeous.

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