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The Last Stop in Yuma County
2024 90 min United States of America R 18+
★7.3
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Director: Francis Galluppi
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Description
While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-gotten fortune.
US Gross:
$94,344
Worldwide:
$94,344
Starring
Jim Cummings
Actor
Faizon Love
Actor
Jocelin Donahue
Actor
Awards
3 wins & 4 nominations total
Key opinion
The Last Stop in Yuma County is a low-budget chamber thriller that effectively utilizes a confined roadside setting to build tension and character-driven drama. While critics appreciate the film's stylish, genre-savvy execution, it draws frequent comparisons to the works of Tarantino and the Coen brothers, leading to mixed opinions regarding its originality.
| Production | The film excels at using a single-location, confined setting to generate rapid momentum and meaningful character interactions. | |
| Screenplay | The script provides concise, well-sketched backstories for its ensemble cast, ensuring even minor characters avoid feeling like narrative filler. | |
| Originality | Opinions on originality are split; some view the film as a competent and stylish homage, while others dismiss it as a derivative rehashing of familiar genre tropes. | |
| Acting | The acting is a point of contention, with some praising the charismatic performances of leads like Jim Cummings and Richard Brake, while others find the character work clichéd or wooden. |