The Last Hurrah

John Ford knew he was getting old. You don’t make this kind of movie if you think you’re young. The story of a long serving mayor of “a New England city” and his latest run for re-election, it’s about looking back at a full life full of both friends and enemies and finding some kind of peace in a world that’s changing all around you. Anchored by the wonderfully affable performance of Spencer Tracy that ends up giving surprising gravity to the film in the end, The Last Hurrah is a vivacious a...