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film review: ‘The Last Stand’
January 28th, 2013 | Add a Comment
“The Last Stand” marks Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to the film industry after not having a lead role since 2003, with the exception of “The Expendables.” This Schwarzenegger film is hilarious, but unfortunately it is not a comedy. This sad attempt at an action movie only makes one statement to the world: Arnold Schwarzenegger is a badass. Complete with melodramatic dialogue, cheesy combat sequences and a horribly constructed plot, “The Last Stand” is only worth seeing due to the extreme cheesiness turned into laugh out loud hilarity. Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) recently left the LAPD narcotics post and moved to a small town in the middle of nowhere California. The high crime life involves checking up on farmers and catching speeders. However, this boredom suddenly turns exciting when one farmer turns up dead. In … Read entire article »
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