Review of Last Love (2014) by John W — 14 Jun 2014

It?s difficult not to notice that most of the folks giving this film a bad review are considerably younger than the main character. I?m not quite as old as Mr. Morgan, but I?m old enough to appreciate his devastation at the death of his wife, his yearning for closure, and his attraction to the simple allure and call of youth. His boredom and fear are as natural and obvious as the creases on his face, and his confusion in response to his loss is a mere leitmotif of his avoidance of introspection. He?s the archetypical Dad who wants to be more than he is, but remains only marginally better than his own father, and accepts that limitation.

For those who call this a downer film ? they?ve obviously not encountered the loss that age demands, nor the wonder that youth promotes when it unsettles the heavy dust that age allots.

This is a wonderful film.