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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2021 film The Age of Tony (The Last Train to Christmas).

Story
The story was fascinating and well set up, however the ending wasn’t great. They tried to find a middle ground between sappy Christmas movie and real life grit. It didn’t work at all.
Score: 0.5
Characters
Like most Christmas Carol style stories, the main character was a complete ass at the beginning and grows as the story moves along. The main problem with the likability of the rest of the cast is that we have no idea what happened to them, or if they even exist.
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
Excellent and wonderfully played. I was confused as to why every member of the family had different accents but maybe that’s a British thing.
Score: 0.5
Visuals and Music
The filmmakers did an amazing job at matching the style of cinematography from each decade.
The same can be said about the music, and although it was a little overdone at times, it was well done.
Score: 1
Fun
The ending kills any fun there was in the movie. It’s sentimental in all the wrong ways and I haven’t been as pissed off about an ending since the director’s cut of The Butterfly Effect (not that the cinema ending was any better).
All the adults agreed that the ending was terrible and the kids didn’t like any part of it.
Score: 0
Overall
This is a Christmas movie for those who don’t like joyful movies. It’s depressing and has one of the worst endings I’ve been forced to experience. The acting, music, and cinematography are fantastic, but they don’t save the film from being overly sad and downright horrifying if you think about it too hard.
Final Score: 2.5 Stars out of 5