Last Ride (2009 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Last Ride

| image = Last Ride poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Glendyn Ivin

| producer = Antonia Barnard
Nicholas Cole
Anthony Maras

| screenplay = Mac Gudgeon

| based_on = {{Based on|Last Ride|Denise Young}}

| starring = Hugo Weaving
Tom Russell

| music = Paul Charlier

| cinematography = Greig Fraser

| editing = Jack Hutchings

| distributor = Madman Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|2009|7|2|df=yes}}

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = Australia

| language = English

| budget = $3,000,000

| gross = A$388,722 (Australia)[http://www.film.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/967/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209075310/http://film.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/967/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf |date= 9 February 2014 }} accessed 13 November 2012

}}

Last Ride is a 2009 Australian drama film directed by Glendyn Ivin. It is based on the novel of the same name by Denise Young. The film follows a young boy (Tom Russell) accompanying his father (Hugo Weaving), who is wanted by the police, across Australia.

The film was given a limited release across Australia on 2 July 2009, and in the United States on 29 June 2012.

Cast

Hugo Weaving as Kev
Tom Russell as Chook
Kelton Pell as Lyle
Anita Hegh as Maryanne

Reception

The film received universal acclaim from film critics. It holds a 93% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews.{{cite web |title = Last Ride (2009) |url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10011494-last_ride/ |publisher = Rotten Tomatoes | access-date =9 March 2015 }} Last Ride received four and a half stars from Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton respectively on At The Movies.{{cite episode |title = Last Ride review |series = At the Movies |series-link = At the Movies (Australian TV series) |network = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | airdate = 1 July 2009 | transcript=Last Ride | transcript-url = http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2603222.htm | first=Margaret | last=Pomeranz }} Roger Ebert also gave it the maximum four stars.{{cite web|title=Review: Last Ride|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/last-ride-2012|author=Ebert, Roger|access-date=10 September 2013}} He later went on to name it as one of the best films of 2012.{{cite web|title=Ebert's Top Movies of 2012 |url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2012/12/eberts_top_movies_of_2012.html |work=Chicago Sun-Times |author=Ebert, Roger |access-date=10 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117073833/http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2012/12/eberts_top_movies_of_2012.html |archive-date=17 January 2013 }}