Justin Lin, Last Days

'Last Days' Review: 'Fast & Furious' Director Justin Lin's Return to Indies Falls Flat
Justin Lin is no stranger to making movies built around spectacle. After all, he directed more Fast & Furious movies than any director working today before stepping away from the franchise (twice). He returns to something much smaller scale after his "Fast X" exit with "Last Days,
‘Last Days’ Review: Justin Lin’s Adaptation of a Harrowing True Story Hews to Convention at Every Turn
Justin Lin returns to his indie filmmaking roots with 'Last Days,' which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Read IndieWire's review.
‘Last Days’ Review: Justin Lin Returns to Indies With a Solid Drama About a Misguided Missionary
The 'Fast & Furious' franchise helmer's new film relates the true-life tale of a young man who met his doom while attempting to convert an isolated tribe.
‘Last Days' Review: Most Faith-Based Movies Intend to Inspire, but Justin Lin's Indie Return Cautions Fanatics
You've seen it so often, you might roll your eyes, but in "Last Days," it really happens: American missionary John Allen Chau might have died as he approached North Sentinel Island, had the Bible in his breast pocket not absorbed the blow of a hostile Sentinelese arrow.
Justin Lin Returns to His Indie Roots With Last Days
After spending decades making blockbusters, the filmmaker behind 'Better Luck Tomorrow' looks inward with his captivating drama based on the true story of missionary John Allen Chau.
‘Fast’ Director Justin Lin Returns to Indies: “This Is the Beginning of a New Chapter”
After billions at the box office, the filmmaker returns to the Sundance Film Festival with ‘Last Days’, his first indie film after two decades in the studio system.
Last Days Sundance Review — Justin Lin, Xenophobic Christian Propaganda Does Not Suit You
Last Days is a dramatization of the final days in the life of John Allen Chau, a 26-year-old Christian mercenary who traveled to North Sentinel Island in the hopes of reaching the North Sentinelese — one of the most isolated native tribes in the world.
‘Last Days’ Review: Justin Lin’s Indie Return Is Frustratingly Surface-Level [Sundance]
Fast & Furious' director Justin Lin's 'Last Days,' indie drama about a missionary killed by those he hopes to convert never enlightens
‘Last Days' Review: ‘ Fast & Furious' Franchise Director Justin Lin's Return To Indie Filmmaking Blends His Personal Drive With Studio Sensibility -Sundance Film Festival
Director Justin Lin was last at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002 with his breakout indie teen crime drama, Better Luck Tomorrow. 23 years later he is back with yet another indie project, Last Days and clearly hoping to rekindle the fire that got him attention in the first place.
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‘Last Days’: Sundance Review
Murdered Sentinel Island missionary John Allen Chau is the subject of Justin Lin’s disappointing drama ...
Sundance movie review: 'Last Days' a respectful portrayal of a missionary's death
"Last Days," which premiered Tuesday at the Sundance Film Festival, depicts the events which led missionary John Allen Chau ...
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At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, disconnection reigns and rabbits rule
Meanwhile, Justin Lin returned to Sundance with “Last Days,” his sensationalized dramatization of true-life travel turned tragic parable. In 2018, 26-year-old American John Allen Chau died ...