Why Schwarzenegger’s ‘Last Action Hero’ Is Not a Tumor on His Career
9th November 2013
Rather, the reason why Last Action Hero didn’t become a massive blockbuster rests in the film itself. It’s a mutant that can’t be categorized, both a straightforward action movie and a Joe Dante-style gag-a-minute fantasy. It doesn’t make much sense. It’s the only truly funny comedy of Schwarzenegger’s career, and it’s overtly about Schwarzenegger, and yet none of its best jokes are related to Schwarzenegger’s screen persona. At times, it’s brilliant and demented.
The point about Last Action Hero is that Schwarzenegger is not the star. It makes no more sense to call Last Action Hero a Schwarzenegger movie than it does to call any of the Star Wars flicks Harrison Ford movies.