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Entertaining war flick but too many plot lines

T O'Brien | Chicago, Il United States | 06/06/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The Last Drop is an entertaining war film, but it could have been better with a more organized plot/storyline. During Operation Market Garden, another operation of British commandos, "Matchbox", is dropped behind enemy lines with hopes of obtaining a warehouse full of Nazi treasure, gold and famous paintings. At the same time, a trio of rogue German soldiers is on their way to claim the treasure for their own. This movie had potential, and I did enjoy it, but there are just too many storylines to keep up with. Along with the British and German soldiers, there's an inept American general with his troops, resistance fighters, a revenge plot line, and several more. However, the movie isn't all bad. The action scenes are pretty well done, and when the story focuses on the two main plots, the British and Germans, it's an entertaining movie.



Billy Zane plays Oates, the Canadian pilot of the glider carrying the British troops. When the glider goes down, Oates tags along with them. Zane is good, but his character has a Canadian accent that goes in and out. Michael Madsen makes a brief appearance as General Colt, an American general who wants the treasure for himself. His scenes, which are few and far between, are pretty painful to watch. Karl Roden and Alexander Skarsgard play Beck and Voller, two of the rogue German soldiers seeking the gold. The rest of the British commandos include Tommy Flanagan in a good part, Sean Pertwee, Rafe Spall, Neil Newbon, and Nick Moran. The DVD has widescreen presentation, a Last Drop trailer, and trailers from three other movies. Overall, this movie had potential, but it seems like the director couldn't decide what story lines to focus on. So to be safe, it might be a good bet to rent it first before you buy it."

Very poor movie

Timothy P. Gates | HOLLAND, MICHIGAN United States | 10/13/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"One of the worst WWII movies I've ever seen and I watch every one that is released. Terrible sound track, poor audio mixing, hard rock in the music score, disrespectful of German, American and British troops. Billy Zane was the only actor that was close to properly cast for the part, the remainder of the cast are good actors, but not in this movie. If you know nothing of the WWII era and of WWII and you like movies were there is nothing close to the good guy, you'll like this movie."