Review of The Last Supper (1995) by Arman N — 22 Dec 2009

Initial Score: 6.4.

-Extinguishing evil when the opportunity presents itself so easily is a tempting prospect as well as a great opportunity to satirize evil doers as much as those who judge them as evil. The Last Supper tackles this idea pitting people who wear their ideals on their arms against one another however, the deck is stacked against the supposed more evil of the 2 opposing sides. Some people don't understand the world is largely comprised of gray shades rather then black and white then there are people who are aware of this fact and choose to disregard it for sheer convenience, The Last Supper deals with the latter group.

-5 young liberals live together sharing meals as well as seemingly similar beliefs accidentally kill a racist dinner guest only to realize that the world is better off without such ignorant people. Every Sunday the self righteous 5 invite a guest for dinner to put him/her through a gauntlet of questions only to poison them when they've had their fill of extreme hatred.

-The darkly comical irony runs it's course as the self proclaimed open minded group grows increasingly aware of their premeditated murder masquerading as acts for the good of humanity. The problem here is the edge of such a sharp satire dulls more and more with every death and the functional but one dimensional cast with the exception of Cameron Diaz) doesn't help.

-If only a more significant second act were to supplement the strong opening I'd be willing to forgive the woefully underdeveloped cast but as it stands this is not the case. Thankfully Ron Perlman's charismatic Rush Limbaugh persona literally saves not just himself but the film from leaving a bitter taste in my mouth, too bad the same can't be said of the victims of political extremism.