
FBI director Jack Devine always sets up his brother Joe as undercover to trick mobsters. His latest cover is as movie producer Joe Diamond, to get Tommy Sanz for Teamster racketeering. His cover requires a script - the one movie theater manager Steven Schats and his brother Marshall 'Paris' wrote, supposedly a cancer biopic. So Steven is hired as director, his greatest dream, even if producing an Arizona desert drama on Rhode Island is far from ideal. When a former Oscar nomi... (Full plot summary below)
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FBI director Jack Devine always sets up his brother Joe as undercover to trick mobsters. His latest cover is as movie producer Joe Diamond, to get Tommy Sanz for Teamster racketeering. His cover requires a script - the one movie theater manager Steven Schats and his brother Marshall 'Paris' wrote, supposedly a cancer biopic. So Steven is hired as director, his greatest dream, even if producing an Arizona desert drama on Rhode Island is far from ideal. When a former Oscar nominee volunteers to star, the cover gets out of hand till everyone believes in it, even the FBI brass- or not?
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| Filmcritic.comJules Brennerenlivened by a steady stream of contributing talents |
| FilmStew.comTodd GilchristBaldwin's commitment to character is admirable and continues to set him apart from performers of his generation. |
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashContent with chuckles when it should have gone for big laughs. |
| San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerThe film doesn't always work, but it captures the buzz of moviemaking, and that's infectious. |
| Washington TimesChristian TotoThe Last Shot delivers cinematic nuggies to Tinsel Town |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifforda more deft hand at the helm would have helped things appreciably |
| FilmJerk.comEdward HavensThe level of enjoyment one might get from a film about the film industry is probably exponentially based on one's own interest or involvement within the film industry. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertNot a well-oiled enterprise but more of a series of laughs separated by waits for more laughs. It has a kind of earnest, eager quality, and it's so screwy you feel affection for it. |
| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeThere's an eccentric enchantment and easy friendliness to screenwriter Jeff Nathanson's modest debut film. |
| Washington PostStephen HunterDespite its generic title and flat ending, tickles most of the way through. |