DramaThriller

The Last Thing He Wanted

At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

Release Date : 2020-02-14

Language :EnglishFrenchSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Elevated FilmsLittle Red HenThe Fyzz

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Elena McMahon

Original Name : Anne Hathaway

Gender : Female

Character Name : Treat Morrison

Original Name : Ben Affleck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alma Guerrero

Original Name : Rosie Perez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Richard McMahon

Original Name : Willem Dafoe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jones

Original Name : Edi Gathegi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barry Sedlow

Original Name : Mel Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cat McMahon

Original Name : Onata Aprile

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paul Schuster

Original Name : Toby Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max Epperson aka Bob Weir

Original Name : Carlos Leal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max Berquist

Original Name : Ben Chase

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secretary George Shultz

Original Name : Julian Gamble

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stewart James

Original Name : Robert Sedgwick

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Gus Sharp

Original Name : Bill Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buck Pearson

Original Name : David Vadim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Red Truck Driver

Original Name : César Galindez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glistening Boy

Original Name : Diomedes Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elderly Campesino Leader

Original Name : Casiano Ancalle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tarmac Secret Service Agent

Original Name : Lee Markham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Reporter #1

Original Name : Betty Jeune

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Reporter #2

Original Name : Laura Niemi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sloppy Reporter

Original Name : James Scully

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smoking Reporter

Original Name : Danny Loecken

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Male Reporter

Original Name : Adam Hose

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suited Man #1

Original Name : J. Scott Browning

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suited Man #2

Original Name : DeVere Jehl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Campaign Sound Tech

Original Name : Dylan Wilson Barnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moderator

Original Name : Ed Berliner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ronald Reagan

Original Name : Charles Gemmill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helena Shultz

Original Name : Barbara Andres

Gender : Female

Character Name : Campaign Lackey

Original Name : Sewell Whitney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Delia

Original Name : Jené

Gender : Female

Character Name : Michelle

Original Name : Sarah Tolan-Mee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse #1

Original Name : Janayra Reyes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Day Nurse

Original Name : Sandra Rodriguez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Night Nurse

Original Name : Yetta Gottesman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miami Neighbor

Original Name : Romain Gateau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Resident

Original Name : Antonio De Leo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bait Shack Owner

Original Name : Luis Echeverri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Male Nurse

Original Name : Brian Rechkemmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kitty

Original Name : Josette Pagan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paladín

Original Name : Juan Carlos Diaz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drunken Soldier

Original Name : Aurelio Lima

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soccer Player #1

Original Name : Camilo José Torres

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soccer Player #2

Original Name : Yasiel Trinidad

Gender : Male

Character Name : FSLN Checkpoint Soldier

Original Name : Marcos Ramos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lone Woman

Original Name : Sulma Hernández

Gender : Female

Character Name : Telefónico Cashier

Original Name : Maurim E. Chiclana Andino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonial Attendant

Original Name : María Ruperto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shady Taxi Driver

Original Name : Norman Santiago

Gender : Male

Character Name : Immigration Officer

Original Name : Axel Cintrón

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Mariel Pabón

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Passerby

Original Name : Francisco Viñolo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Consular Greeter

Original Name : Kira Kirk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wayne

Original Name : Jason Lumberjack Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marine

Original Name : Matt Minich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mercenary #1

Original Name : Christopher Páez Rivera

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mercenary #2

Original Name : Michael Biggam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Driver Antigua Airport

Original Name : Norman Grant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dashing Young Man - Paul's Guest

Original Name : Iván Llanos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Intercon Bartender

Original Name : Abraham Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coconut Boy

Original Name : Julio Gastón Ramos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vendor Woman

Original Name : Ndsettia Argyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Committee Member #1

Original Name : Michael Ray Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Committee Member #2

Original Name : Lee Poehlman

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Intelligence Boss

Original Name : Florent Gateau

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-27

This has to be the worst example yet of the Netflix gazillions buying a cast that looks great on paper, but that delivers badly on screen. It isn't necessarily their fault - the writing is as incoherent as it is facile and the direction is all over the shop. There are simultaneous threads to the story (journalist Anne Hathaway "Elena" ends up in Central America getting drawn into a story of US government/agency duplicity and espionage that she was meant to be there to report on, basically) that simply don't tie up - we have no context into which we can immerse ourselves! Ben Affleck can't need the cash this badly and though Toby Jones did make me smile; I'm not sure he was meant to. It's a decent enough book, so what happened with this poor adaptation to screenplay is anyone's guess, but please can we have more emphasis on the quality of the story and dialogue to make the A-list cast worth their money next time?