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The Last Bus

Released Feb 18, 2022

1h 26m

Drama

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John O'Groats, Scotland: An elderly man, Tom (Timothy Spall), whose wife has just passed away uses only local buses on a nostalgic trip to carry her ashes all the way across the UK to Land's End, where they originally met, using his free bus pass. Unbeknownst to Tom, his journey begins to capture the imagination of the local people that he comes across and, ultimately, becomes a nationwide story.

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Critics Consensus

Not even typically brilliant work from Timothy Spall is enough to keep The Last Bus from sputtering into disappointment.

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Tomris Laffly

Variety

For a tender movie that follows an old man on a long and demanding multi-bus excursion to honor his late wife’s wishes, the placid affair has curiously little emotional range, and an even narrower sense of stakes.

Feb 18, 2022

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

[A] plodding road-trip movie...

Rated: 2/5

Aug 29, 2021

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It's just depressingly crude and underworked.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 27, 2021

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“The Last Bus” is several things, but above all it’s a moving meditation on life, love, and the commitments we make to those closest to us. It’s also a beautiful reminder of the blessing of memories.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 16, 2022

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Adding a modern social-media twist to the episodic odyssey only exacerbates the sappiness Spall cant entirely mitigate.

Rated: C

Apr 23, 2022

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Graeme Tuckett

Stuff.co.nz

Spall does what he can -- but The Last Bus only sputters to life and credibility in a few flashback sequences.

Rated: 1.5/5

Apr 14, 2022

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Chloe W

If you're looking for action this is not the film for you. This film is a nostalgic, soulful celebration of life. I cried a couple of times watching it, and I don't cry easily. This is a beautiful last hymn to life, celebrating shared experience, humanity and love.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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peter d

I'm not one to be easily moved. I'm also not one to leave reviews, but on both counts there's always the exception. One of the critics reviews mentioned "A typical English film. Meaning it features a rather small story, is filled with quirky moments, involves no action sequences, and strong acting" Yep, that's how I like them! Likeable 'human' characters, believable, humour and warmth, understated, leaving some things unsaid and between the lines. My only critique really is that Tom seemed to find more than an unlucky amount of truly awful people among the really good ones. Not a good advert for tourism in Britain?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Michael F

This is a very touching film and Timothy Spall is magnificent. I can't imagine anyone not being moved by this story and Spall's performance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Alison E

Wow Why does nobody like this . Absolute must see Sad and so poignant Congrats to Timothy Spall To Go back to Fulfill his Wife`s wishes We were both in tears as he made his journey back Fantastic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/04/24

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Wendy S

The story of a dying old man on a long journey. That's all the plot there is. It's full of inconsequential scenes and characters who add nothing to the plot but tedium.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Robson C

O viúvo Tom decide fazer uma viagem de ônibus de John O'Groats, na Escócia, até Land's End, na Cornualha, para pagar uma promessa a sua esposa. Na viagem, ele vai encontrando o melhor e o pior da humanidade, ao mesmo tempo que torna-se uma celebridade na Internet. O Último Ônibus é um filme pequeno, mas que trata de assuntos muito humanos, como o grande amor, o respeito pelas pessoas (independente de idade ou religião), a solidariedade. Timothy Spall dá um show de interpretação, tanto fisicamente, que você acha que ele tem a idade do personagem, como nas características psicológicas. Tom era apaixonado por sua esposa e percebemos isso nos vários flashbacks. O interessante é ele se tornar uma espécie de herói apenas por tentar cumprir uma promessa. É um filme tocante mesmo para os corações de pedra.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Synopsis

John O'Groats, Scotland: An elderly man, Tom (Timothy Spall), whose wife has just passed away uses only local buses on a nostalgic trip to carry her ashes all the way across the UK to Land's End, where they originally met, using his free bus pass. Unbeknownst to Tom, his journey begins to capture the imagination of the local people that he comes across and, ultimately, becomes a nationwide story.

Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Producer: Roy Boulter, Sol Papadopoulos
Screenwriter: Joe Ainsworth
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Kreo Films FZ, Hurricane Films, Metrol Technology, Head Gear Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 26m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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