The Last Laugh (2019)

It's always nice to see these old classic actors in new movies. It doesn't have to be a lot of action, cause the actors give the movies a deep and a meaningful touch. Watch it and enjoy.

Fmovies: Was hoping for something light-hearted and funny from a new comedy duo. This fell flat on its face. Poorly written. Poor character development. "C" grade editing. Bad jokes. No emotion. Not believable. Completely unnecessary 4-letter words, to the point of being token 4-letter words. You guys are above that. These two have the potential to be an ongoing duo in movies, but they'll need better material. Having grown up with their movies, our age group needs more boomer movies from actors like Chase and Dreyfuss. I expected better. They should have expected better.

Chevy Chase should not be the lead in a movie like this. There were numerous times where the camera would follow him around looking dazed for no particular reason. The script is rather flat and the direction is all over the place. This is a film that cried out for a strong director to take control.

Compare this film to the vastly superior The Kominsky Method starring Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin and you will see what The Last Laugh could have been..

The Last Laugh fmovies. I thought it started out okay, nothing special but a typical Going in Style, Sunshine Boys, Grumpy Old Men type story about old people coping with the adjustment to their retirement years. And it worked fairly well as a buddy picture, road trip movie about keeping dreams and hope alive no matter what one's age was. However then it decided to try to shoehorn in a love story, a few musical numbers, as well as predictable dramatic plot line and ended up a muddled mess.

Richard Dreyfuss as others have mentioned, did very well as the comedian who gave up his career for his family... I thought the roles might be reversed as Chevy had more experience doing live comedy but instead he tried to rehash a version of his uptight Clark Griswold persona playing his agent and Andie McDowell was wasted as the love interest.

So bottom line, if you're looking for the next Kominsky Method or Grace and Frankie... you are probably better off moving on to the next on your queue.

Classic comedians showing a new generation that being funny doesn't mean you have to be foul mouthed.

I like both actors, both hilarious in their own right. This was an enjoyable movie, made me laugh and think....Dreyfuss and Chase worked brilliantly....both characters were believable. The shrooms scene was great. This film gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.