Snoogans 07/01/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

Humanized characters help paint a near-perfect representation of a small town filled with people stuck in a dead end life. It holds up well today, thanks to the great cast and the overall authenticity of the film.

mitchellyoung 11/04/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

This is an expansive film that occasionally drags. When it's good, however, it's very good. The young cast (composed mostly of actors who would later go on to much critical acclaim) is superb and portrays this ensemble coming of age story with realism and conviction. The black and white cinematography only adds to the bleak setting.

sapien 03/08/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

Despite all of the bizarre sex scenes, it had a good plot overall. And, there was something genuine about this movie that I can't really put my finger on. Bur, it's definitely there.

woody 02/03/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

I got the opportunity to meet Larry McMurtry at his "city of books" in Archer City, Texas--the small West Texas town he based Anarene, the setting of this movie, on. I asked him why he had been pretty lucky with movies based on his books, compared to some authors. He didn't have much of an explanation, but agreed that some of the movies turned out well--Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment. The Last Picture Show turned out the best, in my opinion. The cast is uniformly excellent, but Peter Bogdavovich's direction is just right. And the choice to use black and white film was brilliant. A true classic book and movie. For more on McMurtry's ups and downs in the movie biz, read his interesting book Film Flam.