LAST MAN DOWN Review: All Muscle, Little Stamina
Certainly there’s something admirable about directors intent on adhering to the more nostalgic corners of the market. I’m keen on believing that this is doable, so long as it’s done right and not so much that the vision’s bare-bones execution falls short of any storytelling nous that’s usually required for someone behind the lens and yelling “action!”. The good news here is that director Fansu Njie’s newest action thriller, Last Man Down, introduces a ample-quality presentation to help showcase the potential of its starring actor/producer Daniel Stisen, and potential there is. Even moreso is the signature inspiration that clearly drove this film’s overall look and feel, from its select opening shot – including that of Stisen’s character chopping lugging heaps of wood (never mind that his name is Jon Wood in the film), to a good old-fashioned third act slugfest with the main villain, played by Daniel Nehme. The opening […]
