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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: David MacKenzie’s Last Word

If The Last Tango ever needed a remake, I’d hand over the assignment to David MacKenzie. The big question is: with Ewan McGregor on board, will MacKenzie be capable of mixing the fatalistic with pure raw sexual energy a la Young Adam once more? I surely hope so, and think so with this Children of Men/Blindness like plot denouement.

Eric Lavallée

Published on January 12, 2010

#76. Last Word

Director: David MacKenzie
Writer(s): Kim Fupz Aakeson
Producers: Gillian Berrie (Hallam Foe)
Distributor: Rights Available.

The Gist: Scripted by Kim Fupz Aakeson, Last Word is a story about two people who fall in love as the world begins to fall apart.….(more)

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Connie Nielsen, Ewen Bremner and Stephen Dillane.

Why is it on the list?: If The Last Tango ever needed a remake, I’d hand over the assignment to David MacKenzie. The big question is: with Ewan McGregor on board, will MacKenzie be capable of mixing the fatalistic with pure raw sexual energy a la Young Adam once more? I surely hope so, and think so with this Children of Men/Blindness like plot denouement. I also expect this to be a stylish affair.

Release Date/Status?: Currently in post, a Cannes, Venice or London film festival presence in the cards, followed by purchase for the U.S.

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Eric Lavallée

Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).