Reviews
The Last Face
Directed by Sean Penn · starring Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem and Hopper Penn
- 6 from the press
- 4.4 · 2 votes
The Last Face: reviews
Reviews
4.4 2 votes
What the critics say average 2.0 from 6 outlets
- 3.0 The WrapBen Croll
A spectacularly misjudged mix of humanitarian intentions and gonzo-terrible execution.
Read - 3.0 VarietyOwen Gleiberman
'The Last Face' would have been a better movie if it had an actual screenplay, rather than the bare-bones one credited to Erin Dignam.
Read - 2.0 The GuardianBenjamin Lee
Nothing about the film comes close to authenticity and it?s largely down to Penn's remarkably amateurish direction.
Read - 2.0 The TelegraphTim Robey
Both the festival and filmmakers might have been better off waiting another week, until the screens were empty and delegates had all gone home, before unveiling this thing.
Read - 2.0 The Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney
A empty romance (...) the Africans are just bleeding wallpaper.
Read - 0.0 The PlaylistNikola Grozdanovic
It's, all told, a preposterous and pretentious mess of a film, and all the good intentions in the world don't mean anything when the execution is as ham-fisted as it is here.
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Questions about the reviews of The Last Face
- What score does The Last Face have?
- Readers give it 4.4 (2 votes). The critics, 2.0 on average from 6 reviews.
- What do the critics say about The Last Face?
- The highest score is The Wrap’s (3.0) and the lowest The Playlist’s (0.0).