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Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne star in Last Flag Flying and together bring to life a simple story and elevate it into something if nothing else, from ordinary to memorable.

Those who are watching the film having already seen The Last Detail will spend your time wondering who is who in Last Flag Flying.

You don't have to know The Last Detail to get with Last Flag Flying, which finds a trio of middle - aged Vietnam veterans road - tripping through post-9 / 11 America on the saddest mission imaginable.

Incredibly, it's the only film that doesn't make some move this month Mudbound reaches a high point to land at # 2 as Last Flag Flying dips to # 3.

Which gives a lot of hope for Last Flag Flying, which promises to be a sentimental but hopefully well - earned story about a trio of war veterans who reunite to help bury the son of one of them, who died in military service of his own.

Linklater is currently in post-production on his latest film Last Flag Flying, which stars Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne.

In the case of Last Flag Flying, three men reconnect since their time served in Vietnam.

In fact, it's best to watch Last Flag Flying without having seen The Last Detail as the film pales in comparison in every single way.

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And if you've been waiting to rent Amazon's road trip drama Last Flag Flying, now's your time!

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His characters» real - world counterparts had another unexpected effect on Last Flag Flying: soon after teaming with Linklater to adapt the novel into a feature screenplay, he learned that Jack Nicholson would not be able to reprise his role from the original film.

As part of the Amazon Studios presentation, Linklater told me he first wanted to make Last Flag Flying around the time of 2005 or 2006, but timing just didn't seem right.

Anyway, he plantsthe last flag at about 9 p.m. (still light in Hibbing), stops by Alice's for abite, home to read one of the four golf magazines he subscribes to, then lightsout.

Perhaps the kindest thing I can say about Last Flag Flying is that it makes me excited for what this remarkable director does next.

Military veterans, fathers of veterans or Linklater fans might be who Last Flag Flying is solely intended for.

helmer Richard Linklater is currently developing his next movie Last Flag Flying, a «sort of» sequel to Hal Ashby's The Last Detail, and THR is reporting that Steve Carell (Foxcatcher), Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) and Laurence Fishburne (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) are all in talks to appear in the -LSB-...]

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When Ponicsan wrote Last Flag Flying in 2005, he decided to bring Nicholson's character back to life in a Mark Twain, «the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,» sort of way.

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Richard Linklater chases his underrated Last Detail sorta - sequel Last Flag Flying with another literary adaptation, this one based on Maria Semple's novel about a 15 - year - old investigating the disappearance of her agoraphobic mother (played here by Cate Blanchett).

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New York Film Festival debut Last Flag Flying by Richard Linklater and starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne opens via Amazon Studios / Lionsgate in select locations in New York and L.A. en route to a wide release timed to Thanksgiving.

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This week brings the start of the New York Film Festival, and with it, three tentpole films angling for a spot in the awards derby: opening night selection Last Flag Flying, from Richard Linklater; centerpiece selection The Meyerowitz Stories: New and Selected, from Noah Baumbach, which already premiered at Cannes; and Wonder Wheel from Woody Allen, featuring an already - buzzed - about lead performance from Kate Winslet.

The ever - prolific Richard Linklater has three films in the works after last year's NYFF Centerpiece Last Flag Flying.

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How has Richard Linklater never made a road movie before Last Flag Flying?

I'm not sure Last Flag Flying is as promising, awards-wise, as Boyhood was, but there could still be something there.

The best Last Flag Flying can do is offer a subdued salute to a fallen veteran, and that's better than nothing — but there's a tremendous sense of greater potential wasted.

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The Big Sick ended being Amazon's main awards play, something I'm sure they did not see coming as they put their «prestige» pics Last Flag Flying and Wonder Wheel deep in awards season.

The result, his 2003 novel Last Flag Flying, bears an oblique connection to the Robert Towne / Hal Ashby version of The Last Detail.

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One could easily see Linklater's surly and somber Last Flag Flying, set during the second Iraq invasion in 2003, with its mixed dose of governmental disillusionment and muted patriotism, being recouped by either side.

While Last Flag Flying doesn't hit its beats as hard as Linklater's best work, it is a film that will have you experiencing every emotion under the sun.

He's one of the best working today, and although Last Flag Flying slightly trails behind his best, it's still a worthy road trip you'll want to tag along on.

It might be unfair to compare Last Flag Flying to Linklater's other work as it does fall somewhat short of his best work.

Mario is much more than a goofy plumber who is always searching for that one last flag pole; he is a national icon.

As Last Flag Flying eases into being a road - trip film (a distinctly American genre I didn't realize I missed so much until I was riding sidecar), Linklater, always better at time - constrained narratives, hits his stride, the guys» camaraderie making Cranston's shenanigans almost palatable.