Review of The Last Tycoon (1976) by Eric M — 09 Jun 2009
Elia Kazan's final film (based on an unfinished story by F. Scott Fitzgerald) boasts an impressive cast and gorgeous production design, but is mostly a dull and lifeless affair, featuring a surprisingly bland lead performance by De Niro and lacking any real insight into the moviemaking process.
Ingrid Boultin is badly miscast as De Niro's love interest, and the two of them have no chemistry whatsoever. A smattering of good performances (particularly Mitchum as a studio exec and Nicholson as the head of a writer's union) make this watchable, but there are much better movies about Hollywood to seek out.
This review of The Last Tycoon (1976) was written by Eric M on 09 Jun 2009.
The Last Tycoon has generally received mixed reviews.
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