The Last Stand

Arnold is back, and to me, he is back in a big way. He returns to leading man glory in a film that represents everything that made him famous in the first place. An 80's actioner with cheese ball one liners and a plot that doesn't take too many brain cells to keep up. I had 2 beers during and I never lost focus on the end goal of the film. I really have to thank Sly Stallone on this one. If he hadn't brought back a dead genre with The Expendables 1 and 2, then films like may never have seen the light of day again. When an international Drug lord breaks out of maximum security transfer, all hell breaks loose. The thug is in a very nice Corvette, speeding cross country in a hurry to get back to Mexico and away from the United States law enforcement. When he feels he is home free, the last thing he would expect would be resistance from a 60+ year old, small town sheriff. What he got was one bad ass firefight. Luckily for Ray (Arnold), one of his residents happens to be the curator of a local military museum. Lewis (Knoxville) has accumulated such an array of fire power, and has one of the funniest business plans I have ever heard. He is easily the most obvious comic relief in the film, however, Luis Guzman and Arnold himself add many lighthearted one liners that you will probably take for granted. The Last Stand is a great return to form in more than one way. All in all, this film is definitely worth the price of admission, and it holds the best kill scene I can remember in quite some time. Hint, it involves Arnold on a roof top. Honestly, I don't imagine you will be shocked by where this film takes you. A very pleasurable nowhere. 

NBM rates The Last Stand - Awesome