The Last Request (2006)

That was an excellent one.

Please don't spend money on this.

Just what I expected

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

I only have one comment to add that won't duplicate what all the other reviewers have said (which I totally agree with): you've seen lots of movies with different dates from Hell, right? Well I'll bet you'll drop your popcorn (inside joke) you will laugh so hard at the characters and scenes this outstanding writer / director has written for the title character's attempts to honer his dying dad's last request and the hysterical roll on the floor laughter at the exquisite comedy timing of all the players. The writer / director totally outdid anything you've ever seen before. Almost all of the other reviewers mentioned similarity to the early, funny Woody Allen. I disagree. I say he is the new Woody Allen! And I can't wait to see what he does next! What a supreme pleasure to see an ensemble cast of experienced actors / actresses come together under the guidance of a brilliant writer / director and just knock it out of the park with apparently little budget and time (it only took 19 days to film?!) to work with. Bravo to all!

This film was recommended to me by a friend who's taste I usually disagree with. This was one of the few occasions that we actually did agree only I liked it even better than he did.T.R.Knight was a cute as ever and very funny. Danny Ailleo as his father was terrific as a former comedian on his own personal death row. Mario Cantone was as always very funny and a bit more outrageous than normal, if you can call what he does normal.The movie was filled with unusual even outlandish sight gags, which I am easy prey for. I laughed from beginning to the end. The Last Request wasn't a deep film it was just enjoyable and funny film if that's what the writer director intended he succeeded.

Okay, I'm being a little self serving by giving myself a ten, but it is also my way of thanking all the people who worked their butts off to finish this film in nineteen days. We had over 40 locations and seventy speaking parts, and shot with two cameras. This film would never even had a chance to be completed if it wasn't for my DP, Dan Karlok, who worked tirelessly and had the patience of a saint to work with a first time director.My partner and producer Buddy Mantia put together an amazing cast who for the most part worked for scale. We were lucky to get TR. Knight who would do take after take after take and once upside down in a garbage can with an arm that we thought was broken.Our editor Bob Reitano, who through Buddy Mantia from a recommendation (via Jack Rollins) received from Woody Allen did an amazing job to take all the loose ends and somehow put them all together and make this first film one I feel proud of.No film is just the directors or the writers, it's a combination of everyone's effort and they all should thank themselves for me. I'm giving the film ten stars because if the viewers only knew what it took to get this film made they might give it thirty, since that's how many years it took us to get it made. The project started in 1980 with myself bouncing ideas to Chris Albreacht on a couch sold to me by Larry David for 70 bucks. We came a long way and I needed everyone to make this happen. Thank you. Hope we all get a lot of work from this effort.

I was with my girlfriend and we both laughed out loud several times during the film. It reminded me of an early Woody Allen film only a licker sicker, with a happier ending.The characters were off beat matching the gags and quirky dialogue. Danny Aiallo is always good and he was terrific. For a small film it had great cast and no one was a disappointment. TR Knight picked a winner for his first film. Barbara Feldon was great as the detached mom. Why don't we see her anymore. She still looks great. Frank Vincent and Vincent Pastore played priests which was very different that there usual mob characters. Although Vincent Pastore was as tough a priest as he was a gangster. I loved this film and actually went out and bought it.