The Last Movie Star

Best acting of Burt Reynold’s lifetime. A shame he didn’t get a Best Actor nomination. Watch it and weep remembering the beautiful movie star Burt we lost.

It took a little courage to see the movie after I heard that Burt Reynolds passed away. Movie is amazing, full stop.

This was an incredible performance by Bert Reynolds I highly recommend the film.

Kudos to iconic Burt Renolds for making it through this dissappointing film. I rented for my Mother and I and what a bore. Ariel Winter ruined this film for me, the other cast members did little to save this sinking ship. Loud and abnoxious charactors, poor Burt.

This was exactly what I wanted to see. It was funny and heart-wrenching at time and well acted. I was never a big Burt Reynolds fan but he's a terrifc actor that sometimes gets buried in the movies he chooses. He plays himself - with a different name - and he does incredibly well and with subtlety. The rest of the cast was excellent. If you're looking for a film to get sucked into and maybe shed a tear, this might be the one.

Burt plays a thinly veiled version of himself and he's fantastic. Imagine "Lost in Translation" meets "About Schmidt". Probably one of the most raw performances Reynolds has ever given. Brought me to tears (several times). So happy he came back to make this film.

love burt in this role his best work to date super feel good use of your time!!! will go down as his best performance !! deep down he wasnt acting he was telling all of us the value of life!!

Burt Reynolds shines in this incredibly moving film by Adam Rifkin, which offers something for everyone and is guaranteed to touch your heart.

Forget the B-grade side story of the kids in the supporting role. “The Last Movie Star” is a moving performance by an underrated actor. Burt Reynolds has had a career of ups and downs, and this film cleverly uses his real-life career to provide a seemingly cathartic fictional role of an actor staring the end directly in the face. There is sentimentality, there is reflection, there is apology. Most of all, we get a glimpse of the actor, warts and all, finding some sort of acceptance in a late-career role that only Reynolds could play.

Simple, elegant, real. I have read reviewers that said some of the dialog is trite; I disagree. The concepts are simple and simply stated. As a 65 year old, I totally understand the sensation of occasionally looking in a mirror and not knowing who I am looking at. Even at peace with all around me, I get caught up in the dissonance between my younger self and my older self. This movie brilliantly captures that as well as the only affirming response - humility, perhaps hard won. The part of the story about the young woman (and younger fans) is subtle and brilliant. What a gift for an older ex-playboy/rounder to advise this young woman to value herself and pay more attention to those around her. There is a scene where she realizes her boyfriend isn't; Reynolds comforting her has a really knowing look in his eye. He shows her what a BIG LIFE looks like. One of the subtleties, how observant and forthright "Edwards" is, is a pleasure to watch. What a brave and bold performance from Mr. Reynolds. TLMS was supremely satisfying to watch.