Last Flag Flying raises many questions in a sober and involving manner. The three protagonists are sharply contrasted.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 27, 2018

But as a statement about the consequences of America's wars - from Vietnam to Iraq and beyond - Last Flag Flying suffers a little from its maker's preference for keeping things low key.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 27, 2018

At least there's a camaraderie in knowing that your losses were for nothing.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 31, 2018

A trio of terrific performances prevent this road movie from getting bogged down in its wallowing score and on-the-nose message.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 27, 2018

As funny as it is moving.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 26, 2018

For all its seeming modesty, this is a mature, contemplative and mostly rewarding experiment: no awards-season bruiser, but a worthwhile B-side for Ashby's venerable American classic.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 25, 2018

Linklater allows Cranston, Carrell and Fishburne to give performances of a richness and depth that you won't find in their more obviously crowd-pleasing movies.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 25, 2018

What a bland and sugary texture there is to this very conservative, undemanding oldster roadtrip.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 25, 2018

Linklater and cast find buddyism's frail absurdity. They also find the way it can torque triteness into Talking About America.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 24, 2018

It's that rare thing: a sequel, albeit 44 years late, that is worth catching up with.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 23, 2018

Last Flag Flying may feel like a film out of time in the present moment, but it's a terrifically funny, deeply moving picture whose time will surely come.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 23, 2018

It's a salute to the strength of the human spirit as presented by three phenomenal performers playing out a touching and unforgettable story that solidifies Linklater's place among the best directors working today.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 1, 2017

The film ... seems uncertain of its own unusualness as Linklater eventually opts for a piece that is little more than a road movie and its rhythm stalls.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 24, 2017

While Last Flag Flying has moments of lightness and levity, it's ultimately a sombre and moving tale about the trials that life throws in our path and how we move on with a little help from our friends.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 24, 2017

"Last Flag Flying" is about the lies we tell ourselves, the lies the government tells us, the fights we fight and how they all inform the memories we mold.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 23, 2017

Neither an indictment nor an endorsement of war, "Last Flag Flying" reclaims patriotism as a uniter, not a divider.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Nov 22, 2017

In the moment, it feels strangely light - there's a moment of catharsis that feels a little too neat, and the banter between the men sometimes comes off as detours, or too light, but that's the way life is, and Linklater knows it.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 21, 2017

Last Flag Flying is a masterful motion picture, watching it unfold for the first time a pleasurably moving joy I'll treasure for many years to come.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 17, 2017

While conventional in execution and its underlying anti-war/pro-soldier sentiments, "Flag" nevertheless is buttressed by a warm humanity and stirring performances from Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne and, especially, Steve Carell.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 2017

Last Flag Flying lacks the casual, lived-in realism you usually find in a Linklater film. You don't buy the men as long-separated pals, and so you don't really buy the premise the connection that caused Doc to seek out these men is not visible on screen.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 16, 2017