R, 92 min.
Director: Stacy Title
Writer: Dan Rosen
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Ron
Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Jonathan Penner, Courtney B. Vance, Bill Paxton, Nora
Dunn, Ron Perlman, Charles Durning, Mark Harmon, Jason Alexander, Rachel
Chagall
“The Last Supper” is a
little indie black comedy that slid in under the radar in the mid-90s, which is
surprising because much of its cast was in the process of quickly climbing the
rungs of fame. It is not some religious representation, as some might gather
from its title. It’s more like an episode of “The Outer Limits” for the
politico mindset.
The movie is about some post
grads living the sort of commune type of lifestyle that a career of being a
student encourages, spewing their thoughts about the world’s injustices but
never really doing anything about them until one evening when one of them is
given a ride home after his car breaks down. The guy who brings him turns out
to have some pretty extreme views on the world that border on fascism. One
thing leads to another and an altercation leads to the man’s accidental death.
Then these liberals get it into their heads that this is how they might
actually be able to do something about the social injustices they perceive in the
world, and soon they have a yard full of bodies.
The movie is clever in how
it presents its ideas and sticks to their premise of inviting people to dinner
to give them a chance to show they aren’t totally unredeemable. It’s nice to
see the liberals loose their way for once. Eventually they’re considering
killing people just because they aren’t well read. Ron Perlman plays a Rush
Limbaugh type of pundit who becomes their ultimate goal for a dinner guest.
When they finally do get him at their table he surprises them by presenting
very reasonable arguments and viewpoints.
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