Rebecca-980

I streamed this on Prime recently & noticed it was only a 3/5 star rating. The trailer looked like it had decent potential plus I'm not overly influenced by other people's opinions because when it comes to films, we all see things in our own way, have different tastes & perspectives, & some people, whether consciously or not, may not truly appreciate a film as much when there are no familiar actors/director involved such as this film, all were unfamiliar to me at least. Regardless of the reason for the lower Prime rating, I'm glad to see more positive reviews here on IMDB. While I'd never seen/heard of anyone involved in this film, I can say that the acting was really quite good & clearly the director has a lot of talent too so I look forward to seeing more from him as well as the leads. Solid & believable plot, well developed for the most part, though I would like to have seen a little more development for Bennet & his young friend's back story, though for the story the film tells, their backstory was sufficient enough. More important was Abby's backstory which was well fleshed out, & the sheriff's personal life definitely added occasional moments of levity & humor, making this villain a little more relatable even as it's clear he's totally unredeemable.

I think that the cinematography & even more so the soundtrack for films is very important as it really sets the tone of the atmospherics for better or worse, & this film really got it right with both. The films pacing was well done. It really kept me engaged start to finish & without even the slightest twinge of doubt regarding my choice to watch it. I really hate finishing an entire movie even though I've been having doubts since halfway through a film while holding onto hope that the ending will make it worth the watch, but then the ending does absolutely nothing to redeem the film, thus rendering it's entire runtime a total waste of MY time. THIS film was NOT one of those! I also noticed the occasional dark humor which was well placed & helped make this a more rounded film overall.

Last County is one of the best low budget films I've seen in a long while. I highly recommend watching.