Last Flag Flying
Film2017125 min

Last Flag Flying

Taste attributes: comedydramawarunsavouryrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Their last mission wasn't on the battlefield."

Boxlist takeA moving, grounded comedy-drama: gritty and unsavoury. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry "Doc" Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Doc and his old buddies take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire. Along the way, the three men find themselves reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Steve CarellBryan CranstonLaurence FishburneJ. Quinton JohnsonRichard Robichaux

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2017
Runtime
125 min
Status
Released
Studio
Amazon Studios
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