The Last Son (2021) – Fate Rides on a Bullet

“When your own blood becomes your greatest enemy, there’s nowhere left to hide.” 

The Last Son (2021) saddles up as a brooding, atmospheric Western that blends classic genre tropes with grim existential questions about destiny, bloodlines, and the sins of the father. Directed by Tim Sutton, the film offers a haunting journey through the rugged American frontier, driven by a man determined to outrun a prophecy that seals his doom.

Sam Worthington stars as Isaac LeMay, a notorious outlaw who becomes convinced that a prophecy foretells his death at the hands of one of his own children. Tormented and desperate to escape his fate, LeMay embarks on a relentless quest to track down—and kill—all his offspring, including his violent, estranged son Cal (Colson Baker, aka Machine Gun Kelly), who’s carving his own bloody path across the West.

Visually, The Last Son is a stark, beautiful canvas of snow-dusted mountains, shadowy saloons, and barren plains. Cinematographer David Gallego captures both the raw grandeur of the American West and the loneliness etched into the characters’ faces. The film balances brutal action sequences with quiet, meditative moments of reflection and regret.

But beneath its gunfights and galloping horses, the film delves into darker themes: the weight of legacy, the inescapability of fate, and whether violence can ever truly sever the ties of blood. Worthington delivers a grim, internalized performance as a man driven by fear and fatalism, while Colson Baker surprises with a wild, unpredictable energy.

By its somber conclusion, The Last Son (2021) stands as more than just a Western shoot-’em-up—it’s a bleak ballad about destiny, family, and how a man’s past can become the noose around his own neck.