BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

jadavix "The Last Detail" is one of those movies where some good ol' boys take a square out and show him a good time with alcohol, drugs, and sex. Of course he's a virgin, isn't much used to beer and has never touched marijuana.The problem with the movie is the character at its centre. The square is a bit too much of a dullard to keep the likes of Jack Nicholson sidelined. He doesn't really become a "character" in any tangible sense until the ending, which is quite touching. In the film's second act, however, you get a bit tired of looking at him, so much so that the blink-and-you'll- miss-it first screen appearance of the beautiful Nancy Allen seems like more of a highlight than it should.Nicholson was never a supporting actor. Someone with his unhinged energy - which gets a fine display here - has to be centre stage. We get too much of Randy Quaid, who shows us too little to care until it's almost too late.

namashi_1 Jack Nicholson delivers one of his finest performances in the Late/Great Hal Ashby's 'The Last Detail. This tale of three unlikely characters, offers unexpected depth & humor.'The Last Detail' Synopsis: Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.I liked 'The Last Detail', because I wasn't bored in the goings-on. But I didn't loved it either. Reason? The pacing, which shifts between consistent to inconsistent. There are moments when you cheer for the protagonists, but at times, you wish their journey had been smaller & crisper. Robert Towne's Screenplay, which is based on the novel by the same name, offers depth & humor. But, it lags at times. Ashby's Direction is perfect, as ever. Cinematography & Editing are alright. Performance-Wise: Words fail to describe how talented Nicholson actually is. In here, he plays his part like a pro & is simply awe-inspiring. Giving him great support throughout are Randy Quaid & the Late/Great Otis Young. They excel in their respective parts, as well.On the whole, 'The Last Detail' isn't a flawless film, but an effective one nonetheless.

SnoopyStyle Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and "Mule" Mulhall (Otis Young) are weary sailors assigned to escort young Meadows (Randy Quaid) from Norfolk to Portsmouth. Meadows tried to steal $40 from the Polio contribution box which is the favorite charity of the admiral's wife. They plan to take the slow route and save the per diem to spend on the way back. However they take pity on the poor sap Meadows who is about to spend 8 years in the brig. They take him to find some good times at the big city stops along the way.It's a bit meandering as a story but Nicholson gives a good performance. He's the undisputed star every time he's on the screen. Randy Quaid is playing a timid character. Sometimes he gets off a good laugh. In general, the movie is a slow moving comedy from director Hal Ashby with a few very good laughs.

letig1994 Two Navy officers (Jack Nicholson and Otis Young) are appointed to escort a young sailor (Randy Quaid) to prison after he had stolen 40 dollars from a charity collection box. The boy appears as defenseless, since he is a victim of an unjust sentence and the two officers, moved by his weak personality, decide to take some time to let him discover and appreciate things in life that he would not be able to enjoy during his years in prison. Nor Nicholson nor Young are heroes in this film: they instead are failed officers who want to redeem their personal satisfaction on showing and teaching Quaid the pleasures of life. That's all they know. By trying to help the young man growing, they end up ruining his future. He contemplates escape only because he's aware that what's expecting him will destroy his pureness.This film is liberating, because we experience with Quaid the emotions he faces for the first time, and ambiguous, because the efforts of the two officers in leaving in the boy good memories pushes them to question their role and assignment.