''Last Weekend'' is a 2014 American comedy/drama film starring

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, and Joseph Cross. The film premiered at the

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on May 2, 2014. In May, the film was acquired for theatrical release and iTunes/VOD on August 29, 2014 by IFC/Sundance Selects. The film will also open the Provincetown International Film Festival on June 18, 2014. ''Last Weekend'' was filmed entirely on location in

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. It was the first feature film in thirteen years to be shot entirely in the area.

Synopsis

When an affluent matriarch gathers her dysfunctional family on Labor Day weekend at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to fall apart at the seams, leading her to question her own role in the family.

Cast

as Celia Green *

as Theo Green * Joseph Cross as Roger Green *

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as Malcolm Green *

Devon Graye Devon Graye Fleming is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for portraying teenage Dexter in the TV series '' Dexter'', as well as the second Trickster in ''The Flash''. He also wrote the 2019 horror film '' I See You''. Early ...

as Luke Caswell * Alexia Rasmussen as Vanessa Sanford *

Rutina Wesley Rutina Wesley (born December 21, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Tara Thornton in the HBO fantasy drama series ''True Blood'', Nova Bordelon on the OWN drama series ''Queen Sugar'', and Maria in the HBO post-ap ...

as Nora Finley-Perkins *

Jayma Mays Jamia Suzette "Jayma" Mays (born July 16, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for playing Emma Pillsbury in the Fox musical series '' Glee'' (2009–2015) and for her starring roles in the films ''Red Eye'' (2005), '' Paul Blart: Mall ...

as Blake Curtis *

Judith Light Judith Ellen Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of ''A Doll's House''. Her breakthrough role was in the ABC daytime soap oper ...

as Veronika Goss *

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as Hector Castillo *

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as Jeannie * Sheila Kelley as Vivian *

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as Maria Castillo *

Fran Kranz Francis Elliott Kranz is an American actor and film director. He is known for his portrayal of Topher Brink in the science fiction drama series ''Dollhouse''. Kranz had prominent roles in the films ''The Cabin in the Woods'' and ''Much Ado About ...

as Sean Oakes * Ray O'Brien as Paramedic

Reception

In his review in

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, Drew Hunt gave it a 1/4 rating saying that "the film's attempt at political commentary amounts to a half-baked treatise on good governance in the face of tyranny and socioeconomic exploitation." In

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

, David Rooney said that it "is too muted in its catharsis and too overcrowded with superfluous characters to be fully satisfying, but the delicate central performance keeps it watchable."

References

External links

Last Weekend Official Movie Site
* {{IMDb title, 2435458 2014 films 2014 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films Films set in California Films shot in California 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language comedy-drama films