The Last Lullaby

The Last Lullaby is a 2008 film noir starring Tom Sizemore, and Sasha Alexander. Filming took place in Shreveport, Louisiana.

The Last Lullaby
Directed by	Jeffrey Goodman
Written by	Peter Biegen Max Allan Collins
Produced by	David Koplan
Starring	Tom Sizemore Sasha Alexander Sprague Grayden Randall Batinkoff Bill Smitrovich
Cinematography	Richard Rutowski
Music by	Ben Lovett
Distributed by	Chaillot Films
Release date	March 28, 2008 (2008-03-28) (AFI Dallas International Film Festival)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,000,000

The film won the Best Actress (Sasha Alexander) and Audience Award at the San Diego Film Festival in 2008.^[1]

Plot

Price is an ex-hitman who retired to live the "easy life" only to find himself restless. He takes one final contract on Sarah, a small town library employee, only to fall in love with his target.

Production

The film, an adaptation of the novel The Last Quarry by Max Allan Collins,^[2][3] was entirely shot in and around Shreveport.^[4] It was the director’s first feature film.^[5]

In an interview, Sizemore said that the film was one of the things he had done he liked best.^[6]

Cast

• Tom Sizemore as Price
• Sasha Alexander as Sarah
• Bill Smitrovich as Martin
• Sprague Grayden as Jules
• Ray McKinnon as Ominous Figure
• Randall Batinkoff as Rick
• Jerry Hardin as Martin Lennox
• Smith Cho as Connie

Reception

A review wrote: "As per its noir pedigree, The Last Lullaby peppers the tale with colorful characters and familiar faces (including excellent aging character actors like Bill Smitrovich and Jerry Hardin, doing yeoman’s work as those immoral top-of-the-food-chain characters deviously pulling their strings).”^[2]

Another review praised the lead actor and direction: ”Tom Sizemore as the lead carries the movie very effectively. Goodman give scenes time to build, allowing Sizemore’s fidgetiness, twitching and somber gaze to accentuate the character’s melancholy. ”^[7]