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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

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Director Michael Mann based this lushly romantic version of the James Fenimore Cooper novel more on his memory of the 1936 film version (starring Randolph Scott) than on Cooper's novel (in fact, Philip Dunne's 1936 screenplay is cited as source material for this film). Set in the 1750s during the French and Indian War, the story concerns Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), the European-born adopted son of Mohican scout Chingachgook (Russell Means). Hawkeye and his party, which also includes the Mohican

Nov 23, 1999

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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...the action is richly detailed and thrillingly staged.

May 12, 2001 Comment
Rolling Stone
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...not as authentic and uncompromised as it claims to be - more of a matinee fantasy than it wants to admit - but it is probably more entertaining as a result.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
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He conceives of the story as if it were a gigantic piece of mood music.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
Salon.com
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...big, bold, and gloriously sweeping.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
ReelViews
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Mann wasn't thinking story, he was thinking scheme. Keep the eyes and ears dazzled, he reasons, and the substance will follow.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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Painstakingly, breathtakingly re-created by director Michael Mann, this landscape makes room for heroes with principles greater than the circumference of their biceps.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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It nicely blends together action, romance and history.

March 29, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Violent historical drama. Not for young kids.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Though set twenty years before the declaration of independence, [director Michael] Mann offers a portrait of a country and a people who have already redefined themselves.

May 15, 2010 Full Review Source: Turner Classic Movies Online | Comment
Turner Classic Movies Online

Positively sprints through its narrative, achieving the adventuresome spirit so hopelessly absent from Cooper's clumsy and simple novel.

June 17, 2009 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | Comment (1)
Antagony & Ecstasy

Has a grim, but overwhelming emotional effect.

August 3, 2004 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television | Comment
Classic Film and Television

Day-Lewis before he made shoes.

January 21, 2004 Comment (1)
FilmsInReview.com

An exciting, visually stunning, and satisfying epic adventure that is well worth the full price of admission.

January 1, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

Incredible and flawless.

August 22, 2003 Comment
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Audience Reviews for The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans is an adventurous and incredible action/drama that was worth seeing. The story taught me a lot about the French and Indian war and made me feel like I was there and that is the best kind of historical film. The cast is great, Daniel Day Lewis never fails and I just found them all to be

August 18, 2011
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Director Michael Mann's vast canvas is normally urban with a keen eye for a sprawling cityscape. Here though, he shows his vision is just as effective when his surroundings are the sweeping forestry and mountain ranges of North America. 1757, the French and British battle for control of North America in the French and

May 29, 2011
MrMarakai

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    1. Hawkeye: You be strong, you survive... You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you.
    – Submitted by Frank E (3 months ago)
    1. Col. Edmund Munro: Death and honor are thought to be the same, but today I have learned that sometimes they are not.
    – Submitted by Frank E (3 months ago)

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  • Le Dernier des Mohicans (FR)
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