The Last Escape is an English film starring Oscar winners Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, which tells a story based on true events. It is directed by Oliver Parker, and the cast is completed by John Standing, Will Fletcher and Laura Marcus, among others.
The story centers on Bernard Jordan (Caine), a World War II veteran, who escapes from the nursing home where he lives to attend the commemoration of the landing of the Allied troops in Normandy. With the complicity of his wife Irene (Jackson), who covers for him without taking into account the consequences of his actions.
First of all, it is necessary to highlight the acting work of the leading couple, who manage to generate genuine emotions with their characters, empathizing with the audience immediately to make them another accomplice in their adventure. Based on so many genuine gags, which alternate with tragic scenes, especially in the various flashbacks that show these characters in their youth, making their motivations clear.
A separate paragraph deserves the successful austerity of its staging, characteristic of the British idiosyncrasy. Since instead of resorting to cheap shots or forced scenes, it takes advantage of the chemistry of its actors, and the off-screen to show what is fair and necessary, and allow the viewer to be the one to reconstruct what happens with what is shown to them. shows, instead of resorting to anti-climatic explanations.
In conclusion, The Last Escape is a comedy aimed primarily at older adults, since like “Elsa and Fred” it stars a couple their age, and tells a story with which they can easily empathize. Also allowing Michael Caine to shine in one of the best roles of his extensive career, as well as a glorious return of Glenda Jackson to leading roles on the big screen.
8/10
