Fantastic Fest XVIII Review: Francis Galuppi’s THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY Steals With A Crackling Crime Debut
XYZ Films released the clip above exclusively to Variety on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Fantastic Fest premiere of Francis Galluppi’s debut movie, The Last Stop In Yuma County. The clip above is a perfect summation of what to expect from the film’s suspenseful tone amid its propulsive and seething development leading up to the big finale. The ending is certainly a stunner, but it’s worth a recap for a better analysis in this review, starting with close-up shots of a devastating wreck mid-credits as the film eases into its dated, desert-set Southwestern atmosphere. It’s a hot day in Yuma County in Arizona, and a bank robbery is all the hullabaloo that anyone can think about as a green pinto approaches a gas station with a nearby hotel and the adjacent diner famous for its distinguished pie. A clean-cut and affable-looking knife salesman (Jim Cummings) decides to venture to the diner […]
