Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to save the life of his hero and new friend.
There is a lot of action in Last Action Hero, but the underlying story never ever quite works.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The pulse-pounding, sizzling pull of a Die Hard is absent.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Even if this intermixing of kid fantasy and adult shoot'em-up, Hollywood insider jokes and cheap Arnold puns, doesn't completely bowl you over, it's clever and intriguing.