Movie: The Last Stand
Genre: action
Synopsis: Gabriel Cortez
(Eduardo Noriega) is a third-generation Mexican drug lord in federal custody in
Las Vegas. He escapes custody and ends
up in a 1,000-horsepower Corvette heading for Mexico. The FBI (lead by Forest
Whitaker) is hot on his trail, but are totally outmaneuvered by Cortez. The only thing standing between Cortez and
freedom in Mexico is the tiny Arizona town of Sommerton Junction . . . and its
sheriff, Ray Owens -(Arnold Schwarzenegger).
Ray Owens was a big-time, highly-decorated Los Angeles cop who got
tiered of all the violence and retired to Sommerton. Now he and his three deputies are all that
can stop Cortez.
My two cents: This was a fun movie. It was great to see Arnold back in the
saddle. The head henchman of Cortex was
played by Peter Stormare – he seems to specialize in playing really nasty
villains since Prison Break. Johnny Knoxville played a local “character” who
had a gun museum to give him an excuse to have a huge gun collection –
something that came in handy when the sheriff needed to beef up his
arsenal. If you like simple good guy vs
bad guy movies with lots of action, you should like this. Last note – the way that Cortez escapes from
custody was one of the most innovative escapes I can recall seeing.
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