The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Last Tycoon
Drama · Romance · 1976
Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.
Movie details
The Last Tycoon
“He has the power to make anyone's dream come true... except his own.”
1976 Drama · Romance 2h 3m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Last Tycoon?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Elia Kazan
Written by
Harold Pinter
Robert De Niro
Monroe Stahr
Tony Curtis
Rodriguez
Robert Mitchum
Pat Brady
Jeanne Moreau
Didi
Jack Nicholson
Brimmer
Donald Pleasence
Boxley
Ray Milland
Fleishacker
Court is in session
Put The Last Tycoon on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.