As expected, Zack Snyder's "The Last Photograph" is being torn apart by TIFF attendees. No mercy given. The film, which had its world premiere this evening, is being called by some one of the worst movies to ever premiere at the festival.
There will be no press screening for "The Last Photograph" at TIFF. If critics wanted to see it, they had to find a way to get a ticket. So don't expect too many reviews to come out — maybe a few, but that's about it. This was obviously done on purpose — critics have never been on Snyder’s side.
Regardless, Snyder's team had been waiting it out, hoping a distributor would come aboard rather than having to go the festival route. That didn't materialize, no studio wanted to touch it, so Snyder screened the film at TIFF — a decision that has turned out to be a form of hara-kiri.
Now that its reputation has been gutted in Toronto, who actually takes it on? Vertical? Ketchup? Even they might pass.
Everything I've heard and reported about this film was confirmed tonight. Snyder set out to make his "Apocalypse Now." It still hasn't found a distributor, due to "quality concerns" and how "extremely violent" the film is.
"The Last Photograph," scripted by Kurt Johnstad ("300"), follows an ex-DEA operative who ventures into the South American mountains to rescue his kidnapped niece and nephew. He's joined by a washed-up war photographer, and as the two head deeper into the wilderness, the mission forces him to confront his past while reality begins to blur with the surreal.
Snyder financed the film independently. It was shot in October 2025 in Colombia with his "Rebel Moon" actors Stuart Martin and Fra Fee in the lead roles, on a budget of around $10M.
As expected, Snyder's latest is being torn apart by TIFF attendees. No mercy given. The film, which had its world premiere this evening, is being called by some one of the worst movies to ever premiere at the festival.