Somphol Rungphanit
Petch
The Last Shot
“One last bullet, It's do or die.”
2025
1h 53m
Director: Puttipong Nakthong
Overview
Petch wants out of the assassin's life, but escaping the past isn't easy. Torn between love, loyalty, and revenge, he's forced into one last job. With every shot, the stakes rise—his future and freedom rest on the final bullet.
Cast
12 people
Reviews
4 min readThe Bullet That Never Leaves the Chamber
I’ve seen this movie before. Not The Last Shot specifically—though I’ve now watched it twice, once with subtitles and once without, just to make sure I wasn’t missing some linguistic nuance in Petch’s weary sighs—but the idea of it. The hitman who wants out.
The one last job. The bullet with his name on it. It’s a story so familiar it feels like a folk tale, something passed down through generations of action cinema, from Le Samouraï to John Wick, with stops in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and the neon-lit back alleys of a thousand direct-to-video knockoffs.
And yet, here’s the thing: even when a film doesn’t surprise you, it can still move you. The question is how.
Puttipong Nakthong’s The Last Shot doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does something rarer—it reminds you why the wheel was invented in the first place. This is a film about the weight of violence, not its glamour. The camera lingers on Petch’s hands, not when they’re wrapped around a gun, but when they’re trembling over a glass of whiskey, or when they’re gently adjusting the collar of his lover’s dress before a wedding.
There’s a quiet, almost domestic dread to these moments, the kind that seeps into your bones. You know what’s coming. You’ve seen it before.
But that doesn’t make it any less painful when it arrives.
The film’s greatest strength is its lead, Somphol Rungphanit, who plays Petch with a weariness that feels earned. He’s not a brooding antihero or a charismatic killer—he’s a man who’s tired of himself. Rungphanit’s performance is all in the small things: the way his shoulders slump when he’s alone, the way his eyes flicker with something like regret when he looks at his lover, the way his voice cracks when he says, “I just want to be normal.” It’s a performance that doesn’t rely on grand gestures or explosive action sequences (though there are a few of those, and they’re well-choreographed).
Audience Opinions
Audience 5.5/10
"A gritty Thai hitman drama with stylish atmosphere and standout moments that never fully overcome its predictable story and sagging pace."
Screen presence from the lead and a scene-stealing turn by Uncle To, along with a grounded underworld setting and some emotional high points, keep the film engaging in stretches. At the same time, the one-last-job narrative feels overly familiar, with slow early pacing, a divisive ending, underwritten relationships, and technical choices like heavy scoring and loud sound that blunt its impact.
What viewers praise
- Charismatic lead presence The central hitman is consistently described as cool and compelling, with enough charisma to hold attention even when the story falters.
- Scene-stealing Uncle To The older supporting character Uncle To is repeatedly singled out as the most engaging figure, mixing humor and pathos and leaving viewers wanting a spin-off about him.
- Atmospheric crime world Production design and the depiction of Thai gangster life, including hangouts and neighborhood spaces, create a believable, moody underworld.
- Strong emotional peaks Several viewers report being moved to tears by key dramatic beats, such as the wedding and certain confrontations, which land even when the film as a whole feels uneven.
- Solid ensemble acting Across multiple comments, the cast is praised for natural delivery and intensity in tense group scenes, especially during interrogations and stand-offs.
Common complaints
- Overly predictable plot The arc about leaving the criminal life and paying for past sins is described as easy to guess from early on, with few narrative surprises.
- Slow, uneven pacing The first half in particular is criticized as dull or dragging, with stretches that feel like they go on too long before the story gains momentum.
- Underwritten relationships The romantic subplot and some friendships come across as thin or clumsily written, making later sacrifices and betrayals feel unearned.
- Divisive ending choices The final stretch, including character deaths and the last shot, leaves several viewers confused, frustrated, or feeling that everything that happened lacked a clear point.
- Aggressive sound and score Sound design and music are described as overbearing, with loud mix and near-constant scoring that strain for drama and become annoying.
Recommended for
Thai crime drama collectors Neo-noir underworld enthusiasts Somphol Rungphanit admirers Character-driven action drama fans Slow-burn assassin story watchers
Buzz & Rumors
Public reportsTHE LAST SHOT (2025): THE MOVIE THAT REFUSED TO MELTDOWN — AND THE LITTLE BITS OF TEA WE DID FIND
A hitman in Thailand. A grieving kid on a Nashville basketball court. Two very different films, one shared title: The Last Shot. Fans went hunting for scandals, feuds and secret hookups… and discovered something far rarer in Hollywood: two productions that are almost squeaky clean. But don’t put your popcorn away yet — there is some fun, low-key tea to sip.
Two “Last Shots,” Zero Public Meltdowns
- The “The Last Shot (2025)” you’re watching on Netflix — the Thai action-crime drama about a hitman named Petch trying to escape the assassin life — comes from Thai powerhouse M Studio and director Puttipong Nakthong.
- At the same time, U.S. festivals in 2025–26 were buzzing about Last Shot, an American coming‑of‑age basketball drama produced by Hemlock Circle Productions and Liston James Productions, starring Jaime Pressly, Michael Rapaport, Baron Davis, and young lead Dylan Friedman.
- The title clash has already confused casual viewers and even some reviewers, with people mixing up the hitman thriller and the hoops tearjerker in online discussions and festival chatter — not a scandal, but a very modern kind of movie chaos.[2]
On-Set Drama (The Surprisingly Wholesome Kind)
- On the American Last Shot set, Jaime Pressly describes one intense early scene where she physically grabs young star Dylan Friedman’s face and orders him to “Look at me,” pushing him into a deeper performance. By all accounts, it was tough love, not an actual feud — but it did become a mini legend among the crew as the moment the kid “leveled up” his acting game.[4]
- Pressly flat-out gushed about the experience, calling Last Shot “one of the most rewarding” roles of her career and praising the crew and cast as a dream team.[3] For her first film under her own banner Liston James Productions, she says she “couldn’t ask for a better group of people to work with.”[3] If there was drama, it stayed way off social media.
- Producer‑writer Todd Friedman admits his own son Dylan walked onto set with a “chip on his shoulder” — aware everyone knew he was the producer’s kid — and felt pressure to prove he deserved the lead. Behind the scenes, that turned into a grind: extra prep, extra training, extra notes from both dad and director Andy Palmer.[4] It’s more “nepo baby redemption arc” than Hollywood horror story, but it’s a storyline fans have latched onto.
Baron Davis: From NBA Locker Room to Set Boss
- Former NBA All‑Star Baron Davis didn’t just swing by for his close‑ups. He was on set for pretty much the whole shoot, helping choreograph basketball action and injecting real‑life coaching energy into the film’s on‑court scenes.[4]
- Friedman says Davis still calls him “almost daily” after the shoot wrapped[4] — which has fed a small wave of fan speculation that Davis may be quietly angling to become a long‑term film producer and creative instigator, not just a one‑off stunt casting. Unconfirmed, but his omnipresence on this project has definitely become part of the lore.[3][4]
Scandals & Controversies: The Non‑Story That Became a Story
- On the Thai side, entertainment coverage around The Last Shot has focused on the film’s “gripping” assassin‑on-his-last-job premise and “dignity”‑focused themes, not scandals.[1] It’s pitched as a gritty, serious genre piece — and so far, no one’s spilled any tea about feuds, pay disputes, or wild on‑set incidents.
- For the American basketball drama, the closest thing to controversy is… how relentlessly nice everyone sounds. Pressly praises everyone.[3] Producer Friedman praises everyone.[4] Baron Davis shows up early, stays late, and keeps helping the kids with their footwork.[4] No lawsuits. No screaming emails leaking to Reddit. Just a lot of awards talk and “this meant so much to our family” energy.
Leaks, Endings & Fan Confusion
- For the Thai The Last Shot, a longform ending breakdown piece — complete with talk of whether Petch actually survives — has been making the rounds in Southeast Asian film circles and on Facebook, feeding fan theories about alternate or extended endings. That’s led some viewers to speculate (unconfirmed) that there might be longer cuts or deleted ending material sitting on a hard drive somewhere, especially since festival writeups describe the film as a 2026 cut, slightly different from the 2025 theatrical version.[8][9]
- Meanwhile, the American Last Shot premiered as Opening Night at the 2026 Dallas International Film Festival — the kind of high‑profile slot that often generates script-leak paranoia and spoiler gossip. Instead, what trickled out were gushy Q&As, behind‑the‑scenes featurettes, and festival reviews calling it a heartfelt father‑son bonding story.[4]
Wild (Okay, Mild) Trivia
- Pressly’s producer era: Last Shot is the first film produced under Jaime Pressly’s company Liston James Productions, co‑produced with Hemlock Circle. She’s not just front of camera anymore, and industry press has quietly pegged the film as her pivot into being a full‑on power player.[3]
- Awards glow‑up: The film won Best Picture at the Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA), with Pressly nabbing a Best Actress nod — a tiny indie sports drama suddenly getting prestige hardware.[4]
- Soundtrack flex: Rapper Lil Man J not only appears in the American film but also contributes an original track to the soundtrack, blurring the line between “supporting role” and “marketing weapon” for younger audiences.[3]
Is any of this the explosive, TMZ‑ready chaos you might crave? Honestly, no. But in a landscape of messy cancellations and endless “on‑set nightmare” exposés, the real twist is this: both versions of The Last Shot seem to have pulled off something almost impossible in 2025 Hollywood — they made their movies, kept their cast happy, and let the drama stay on screen, where it belongs.
Entertainment rumors and trivia aggregated from public reporting. Treat speculation as unverified unless a cited source confirms it.
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