It's a road movie set in 2020 following an old man on a bus trip from John o' Groats, Scotland, to Land's End, England, a distance of 874 miles.
Tom Harper (Ben Ewing/Timothy Spall) is a 90-something-year-old retired auto mechanic who served in World War II as a stretcher-bearer at age 15. After the war, he married his sweetheart, Mary (Natalie Mitson/Phyllis Logan), from his home community of Land's End. In 1952, Mary insisted they move as far from Land's End as possible. So they end up in remote Scotland at John o' Groats, where they live for the rest of their lives. When Mary dies suddenly, Tom determines to return to Land's End on a mission.
"The Last Bus" follows Tom's adventures as he takes many local and short-haul buses on his trip. He meets some kind and helpful people and others who are not. Through numerous flashbacks, we learn why Tom and Mary left Land's End and why Tom is determined to return.
"The Last Bus" is a fairly thin, emotionally manipulative film that could have had a better-nuanced storyline. There is the creative use of a social media sidebar as part of the story, but it's underdeveloped. Timothy Sprall, a man in his 60s, does a reasonable job depicting a 90-year-old man, though the dour look usually on his face is not appealing.
Tom Harper (Ben Ewing/Timothy Spall) is a 90-something-year-old retired auto mechanic who served in World War II as a stretcher-bearer at age 15. After the war, he married his sweetheart, Mary (Natalie Mitson/Phyllis Logan), from his home community of Land's End. In 1952, Mary insisted they move as far from Land's End as possible. So they end up in remote Scotland at John o' Groats, where they live for the rest of their lives. When Mary dies suddenly, Tom determines to return to Land's End on a mission.
"The Last Bus" follows Tom's adventures as he takes many local and short-haul buses on his trip. He meets some kind and helpful people and others who are not. Through numerous flashbacks, we learn why Tom and Mary left Land's End and why Tom is determined to return.
"The Last Bus" is a fairly thin, emotionally manipulative film that could have had a better-nuanced storyline. There is the creative use of a social media sidebar as part of the story, but it's underdeveloped. Timothy Sprall, a man in his 60s, does a reasonable job depicting a 90-year-old man, though the dour look usually on his face is not appealing.