Rating-**1/2
In "The Last Station," Leo Tolstoy, one of my favorite authors, is played by Christopher Plummer, one of my favorite actors. Does the movie come together as a wonder of literary biopicitude? Not really.
This is a fine example of a misleading film description. Do not go into it expecting a Tolstoy biopic. It's a coming of age film about James Macavoy's character that uses Tolstoy as a centerpiece. Or is it a family drama about Tolstoy's will and his relationship with his wife? Or is it a weird, spy thriller thing about Paul Giamatti trying to get Tolstoy's copyrights?
I really can't be sure. Overall, when it's good, it's good, but "The Last Station" just doesn't know what it wants to be. That, combined with a director, script, and cinematographer who make it feel like a tv movie, makes this film a rent.
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