Every year at Tribeca you walk blind into a film and come out blown away by a film off everyone’s radar. It’s a film the audience walks out of and wonders if we really saw the film we just saw or not. This year, on one of the last days of the festival LAST GUEST became that film.
I’m going to be no forth coming about what happens in the
film because the film ultimately is an ever changing one with revelation that
literally happen all the way through the end credits. You can’t leave until the screen goes black
because things keep happening.
The film is the story of Tony Powell who was the last person at The
Holloway Motel. The property has been sold and it is going to be turned into
homeless housing. Powell is waiting for word as to when he needs to be gone by. As he waits and makes his plans he talks about
his life as life begins throwing curve balls at him.
While I am not going to say much I will say that Powell is a
former soccer player from England who came to the US and stayed, essentially
disappearing from the lives of everyone in England. What happened and happens is not what you
expect, an it makes for a compelling viewing.
It also results in multiple moments that left me crying.
This film is just great storytelling. I can’t recommend this
film enough.
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