The Last Word

The Last Word" is likable enough in the early going.....That's when the film disappoints--when it gets all "indie serious" and heavy-handed....if it occurred to Haley he was making an independent film and he had better steer clear of the romantic comedy....films, Geoffrey Haley wrote and directed this quirky romantic comedy about a poet who makes a living writing suicide notes..... ... Full Review

When focused on these two, "The Last Word" becomes a sly dark comedy that works.....the characters are strong....Despite making a splash at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, "The Last Word" failed to gain theatrical distribution....The performances are strong enough to warrant a quick glance....The 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer displays some grain now and then, but nothing out of the ordinary for a small scale film like this..... ... Full Review

The film is short and sweet;....If you're looking for the traditional romantic comedy, The Last Word will be a major disappointment.....aside from Romano, it's not all that funny.....Overall, there's something intriguing about The Last Word .....While you don't need Blu-ray to appreciate the sentiment, this film is worth a peek to find out..... ... Full Review

The reason there are so few successful screwball comedies anymore is....Haley and his team give the film a professional sheen, but less quirky and more reality would have made for a better picture.....Evan clearly is a gifted writer.... ... Full Review

This is the finest comedy/drama I've seen in a couple of years, and it has the most satisfying ending I've ever seen. Meanwhile, we meet Evan's newest client, Abel (an excellent Ray Romano), an acerbic misanthrope with a death wish. ... Full Review

The Last Word is a very twisted tale of romance between a writer and the sister of his latest victim of suicide, yep, I did say that the brother killed himself. ... Full Article

Nathan Rabin March 31, 2009 Well, friends it appears that the mind-meltingly irritating cinematic archetype that is the Manic Pixie Dream Girl isn't going anywhere. ... Full Article

Dir: Geoffrey Haley. US. 2008. 94 mins. Geoffrey Haley, a DP and editor perhaps best known for shooting the floating plastic bag sequence in American Beauty , makes his feature debut with The Last Word , a dark comedy about... ... Full Article

Sundance films have a reputation for being somewhat sad, or a little depressing. The Last Word takes this to a different level as it is infinitely dark, somewhat traumatic, and ultimately unable to break free of the conventions it has... ... Full Article

Before Ray Romano signed on to Geoff Haley's suicide-centric flick, "The Last Word," he showed the script to ... his therapist. "My shrink read it," Romano told us. ... Full Article

There's a genre of film that we could call the Sundance Romantic Awakening, and it goes like this: a troubled loner meets an aggressively perky girl who perkies her way into his drab life. ... Full Article