Stella's Last Weekend
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| Stella's Last Weekend | |
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| Directed by | Polly Draper |
| Written by | Polly Draper |
| Starring | Nat Wolff Alex Wolff Paulina Singer Nick Sandow Polly Draper |
| Cinematography | David Kimelman |
| Edited by | Frank Reynolds |
| Music by | Michael Wolff (score/theme music composer) |
Production company | Related Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paladin |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Stella's Last Weekend is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by Polly Draper and starring her sons, Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff.[1]
Plot
Jack is home for the weekend to see his childhood dog Stella's last few days. His brother Oliver has started dating someone new but she turns out to be the girl Jack fell in love with at a party who he has never quite gotten over. Jealousy, awkwardness and hilarity ensue when Oliver brings her home to meet his family.
Cast
- Nat Wolff as Jack
- Alex Wolff as Oliver, Jack's younger brother.
- Polly Draper as Sally, who is Jack and Oliver's mother.
- Paulina Singer as Violet, Oliver's girlfriend.
- Nick Sandow as Ron, Sally's boyfriend.
Production
Draper wrote and directed the film, and produced it alongside Ken H. Keller and Caron Rudner-Keller, under their Related Pictures tag. Principal photography took place at Related Pictures in Brooklyn, New York. Rosemary Lombard was co-producer, and the executive producers were Fred Roos, Jennifer Au, Draper's brother Tim, father William, Stephanie Simon, Evan Hainey, Naisha Arnold, and Nick Styne. Her jazz musician husband Michael Wolff composed the score and theme music. Their sons Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff also wrote and performed songs featured in the film.
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 65% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5.71/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3] Nell Minow of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three stars.[4] Tom Keogh of The Seattle Times awarded it one and a half stars out of four.[5] Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media gave the film three stars out of five.[6]
References
- ^ Romano, Nick (September 5, 2018). "Alex and Nat Wolff reunite post-Naked Brothers Band in trailer for Stella's Last Weekend". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ "Stella's Last Weekend". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Stella's Last Weekend". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.metacritic.com.
- ^ Minow, Nell (October 19, 2018). "Stella's Last Weekend". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Keogh, Tom (October 25, 2018). "'Stella's Last Weekend': Dog brings only grace to ill-conceived family affair". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Anderson, Jeffrey M. "Stella's Last Weekend". Common Sense Media. Retrieved October 29, 2018.