The Last Patrol (2000)

Must See Movie...

Just perfect...

Beautiful, moving film.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

After a massive earthquake destroys Los Angeles, a new order is formed. But disagreement among the ranks leads to more war and disruption, and The Last Patrol must bring order if there's to be any hope for the future. The Last Patrol is a low point even for Dolph Lundgren an action legend who has starred in great and classic movies such as Rocky IV and The Punisher but this? It's not one of them. The storyline was cheesy, the acting wasn't any better and the action was not that great to begin with unfortunately one of Lundgren's worst. (0/10)

The idea for this movie is quite interesting. It could be an interesting science fiction movie set in post apocalyptic world . Unfortunately it's not. From what I've heard the movie makers had very small budget . So small that they struggled to finish this movie . A movie with low budget doesn't necessary has to suck . This one is bad. REALLY BAD.When you don't have money you can always impress the audience with other things : acting , dialogue , plot … "The Last patrol" is poor not only with production values. It's an action movie with no action ! The first fight happens here after 1 hour and 10 minutes ! That's right . Before Lundgren will hit and kick someone you will have to wait 1 hour and 10 minutes . The last 20 minutes of movie are "intense" – we have one shootout , 5 kicks , 7 punches and 1 explosion (not too impressive) . That's all you get after suffering 1 hour and 10 minutes of boredom. And some pseudo-intellectual dialogue about faith. Admit it – that's not the reason you watch action movie , especially with Dolph Lundgren.So what's happening before the " big climax" ? Nothing . We are introduced to characters we couldn't care less about . To be honest if it wasn't for Lundgren I would swear I was watching some idiotic comedy . I guess they wanted to make a drama about people trying to survive in a destroyed world . I don't understand why they filled the movie with characters that could easily appear in "Police academy" – the milkman , the dragged couple , the pseudo-Indian , the dumb blonde girl , the macho soldier . There is a big twist involving Lundgren's past – I don't understand what was so traumatic in it . Seriously . I laughed so hard when the movie revealed his big secret . I expected something dark and heartbreaking , while it was all about a … simple talk. One meeting with black woman and children changed his life so much he had nightmares . It feels odd at best.I have to point three dues ex machine plot solutions – one with the earthquake , second with the explosion and third with the rain. And the magical "saved from the death".I also have to point that the movie drags all the time . It's boring like HELL . There is no interesting dialogue or good acting. "The Last Patrol" is the definition of words : dull and lifeless. And stupid.I give it 1/10.

The Last Patrol was one of those movies I forced myself to sit through. On pretty much every level I was left disappointed. The plot, the characters, continuity and the ending.For some reason I had respect for Dolph but after a flick through his filmography I could only obviously recommend Universal Soldier. He was the only element of this production that offered any attraction but, while he went through the motions pretty well, he was surrounded on all sides by the mediocre and the ridiculous.I'm sure that some of the scenes could maybe have been reworked and the overall plot could maybe have been dragged into more respectable territory but the characters were, overall, poor. Those who were meant to be funny were just annoying and with the possible exception of McBride, there was a general lack of depth.I just don't understand how these movies make it to DVD - we're obviously not talking big budget here but where's the quality control guys?

This is a strange little film which fortunately I only rented for a dollar at my local vid shop. There are so many silly scenes that the film is constantly verging on slap stick comedy, but it never quite reaches the level of "Spoof" because it does at it's heart take itself seriously. I've seen a lot of comments regarding it's lack of plot. But in my opinion the plot isn't supposed to have anything to do with ...SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS!!action heros, or science fiction concepts, it's about learning to have faith in God. This is a film about right wing Christian ideals (Specifically Baptist ideals). The action sequences and science fiction concepts are paper thin because they are window dressing. When I recognised that the film is essentially a Christian moral tale (ie - the whole climax of the film is Dolph sacrificing himself in order to save the kids and woman in the Baptist Church bus), I found the film entertaining in a surreal and bizarre way.I do agree with other posted comments which state the sci-fi elements in Last Patrol are absolutely ludicrous. But I get the feeling this film designed to be screened to 10 - 15 year olds at Bible study camps to demonstrate the sacrifices people with faith in God make (like L. Ron Hubbard's `Battlefield Earth'), so the film makers really didn't focus on creating a story meant to entertain adults.SPOILERS END!!As a genuine film (if you take into consideration gigantic plot holes, implausibilities, characters who are laughable yet take themselves seriously), I give this film a 2/10. Due to the film's subtext (see spoilers), I give it an extra 2 points because I it was a surreal and bizarre experience. Praise God!!