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Just perfect...

Absolutely Fantastic

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Blistering performances.

In a small town in New South Wales, Austrailia, Rex (Michael Caton) is a septuagenarian cab driver who learns he has fourth stage cancer. As he is determined to avoid dying in a hospital, he takes on a journey of travelling thousands of kilometers to Darwin in another state (Northern Territory) where legislation is in progress to legalize euthanasia.In addition to the affable Rex, the viewer is blessed with other interesting characters in Rex's town and those he meets during his journey. They include Polly (Ningali Lawford-Wolf), his aboriginal neighbour who is also his occasional secret lover; Tilly (Mark Coles Smith), a young, aboriginal man who is likeable but carries a lot of emotional baggage; Julie (Emma Hamilton), a nurse from London who is taking a break from her job as she lives and works in Australia; and Dr. Farmer (Jacki Weaver), the doctor in Darwin who is spearheading the campaign to legalize euthanasia.Rex is an interesting character and quite funny (as is much of the film) but it's hard to get why he would go through so much in his condition to reach his goal. It's also difficult to believe that he could drive such a long journey, mostly on his own. Polly, Tilly, and Julie are all delightful and engaging. Their individual stories add greatly to the movie's impact. Weaver does her best as Farmer but it's really hard to get this character and her motives as the movie progresses in the second half.There could be good reasons to give this movie a 7 rating but there are flaws and unbelievable moments that bring in down a notch.

This is the kind of movie, when I was young I took a bus ticket to town for, and went in a small art movie theater watch original movies.The story is simple, but the actors look like they have been filmed, not playing a role, but living it. Sure there are a few flaws. The Doctor not looks real, compared to the other characters, some people encountered are a bit too stereotype, but you always get involved with this "normal" Joe Taxi driver.The pace is slow, but nevertheless, you are at the edge of your seat, what will happen next. I got sentimental in the beginning of the movie, what he would do to the dog. It even upset me so much, that I thought now the movie was ruined for me. Lucky it did not, and I saw the best, most human movie this year.

This movie is absolute complete and utter garbage.Us Aussies, are such great magnanimous, liberal, egalitarian, multicultural heroes.What can you say when you're so damn awesome. The main (caucasian) character has an aboriginal girlfriend/wife. Wow! How cool is that? But that's not enough here folks. No, no, no .. let's add a guess what? A young male aboriginal, hip talking, almost picked for AFL footy player, road trip pal. The casting here is just blowing me away. And just to make sure its "real Aussie", let's chuck in Caton and the obligatory Weaver. I thought they were both dead already. Oh no, that was the referenced Northern Territory euthanasia legislation, 20 somewhat years ago. Nothing like a current and topical story. Let's not forget another critical casting component for potential UK tourist appeal; a beer pulling babe from London who just happens to be a nurse. Perfect.After reading the film's blurb I was ready for an "epic journey" where Caton "does things and meets people who force him to re-evaluate his life".Having personally suffered for more than 2 hours without morphine, I just need to share that I'm going to re-evaluate my life. I'm off to contact Lifeline and BeyondBlue, concurrently, via conference call, just to be sure. If anything in this review raises similar concerns with you or a loved one, please do likewise on 13 11 14 or 1300 22 4636. And always see your doctor, if pain continues.

The Australian movie, "The Last Cab To Darwin" released in 2015 is a superb movie that was very well received in Australia. I highly recommend it. The American audience deserves to see this sensitive portrayal of life, redemption, and death. A must see.I was visiting Brisbane from the U.S. this August 2015 and Mission Impossible was sold out so I went to this wonderful movie instead. What a lucky break for me. This movie tackles self choice over death when faced with a terminal disease. It portrays a lonely man's journey across Australia and the grace he is blessed with by his experiences and the characters he meets. A truly sensitive look at what makes a life meaningful.