The first thing you notice in this film is the low budget. The special effects are rather lame, the filming is in Romania and the actors are known low budget TV actors like Michael Madsen, Sean Pertwee, Billy Zane and then only rising Alexander Skarsgard. But the second thing one can't help but notice is that there are a lot of "meaty" characters in the film, no cardboard roles, each one with a story and complex motivations.Even if the story is a bit silly at times, it manages to remain entertaining and having the viewer root for all sides. It is not original in its idea of soldiers trying to make a quick buck during "the fog of war", but the details of the story make it fun.So, in conclusion, once you get off your high horse and accept this is a low budget TV movie, you can thoroughly enjoy the film.

This marginal World War II thriller takes place late in 1944 against the historic setting of the disastrous Allied mission code-named Operation Market Garden in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands as various elements find themselves contending with each other for horde of Danish treasure that the Gestapo have stored in a booby-trapped barn. A group of British troops have been diverted from Operation Market Garden for another mission code-named Operation Matchbox, but things take a predictable turn for the worst when their C-47 is struck by enemy flak and they crash far from their landing zone. The British commander dies when German troops cut them to pieces on the ground, but the stout-hearted Brits reassemble and wipe out the Germans. Sean Pertwee of "Event Horizon" plays a rugged British sergeant who is wounded in the leg, and Billy Zane of "Titanic" fame is a Canadian glider pilot. Meanwhile, the Nazis are preparing to move the loot when a couple of renegade Germans show up and the Americans, led by Colonel J.T. Colt (Michael Madsen of "Reservoir Dogs") have just captured a bridge without firing a shot. Director Colin Teague, who helmed episodes from the new 2007 "Dr. Who" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures," has put together a shoddy, low-budget "Kelly's Heroes" knockoff that lacks either a shred of authenticity or charisma. Virtually everything from the uniforms to the equipment is wrong. For example, when the gliders are towed off the runways of England they are hitched to four-engined Wellington bombers, but when we see them over enemy country they are being towed by U.S. C-47 Dakota transports. Men on both sides masquerade as their respective enemy as the action boils down to a fiery climax."The Last Drop" gets off on the right foot with a exciting little battle between the Brits and the Jerries, but afterward the screenplay by Gary Young and Teague degenerates into a series of incidents as everybody tries to steal the loot. There is an amusing scene near the beginning when two Dutch woman prepare a tasty pot of hot soup for their Nazi oppressors and season it with their own urine. One S.S. officer raves about how delicious the soup is. It is difficult to tell whether the filmmakers are trying to treat World War II as an adventure or just a mediocre melodrama. The final quarter-hour is spent with everybody blasting away at everybody else as the Canadian pilot and other steal the seaplane. They save the loot, well, part of it anyway. Colonel Colt snatches the Mona Lisa and the renegade Germans break into the museum where the treasure is stashed after the war and rob it. Sloppy, half-hearted direction mars what could have been an interesting thriller in the vein of a Jack Higgins style World War II actioneer. The CGI of hundreds of planes towing gliders to Holland is visually arresting, but the remainder of this lackluster war picture fails to measure up. This is an amoral W.W. II movie where comrades on each side try to kill their own. Only World War II buffs will enjoy this and that is stretching the truth. Let us say that only World War II buffs will want to see it and then be depressed by what they have seen. One interesting scene shows a British soldier dripping morphine onto a cigarette and smoking it. There is no nudity and the dialogue is bland.

If you want to see a humorous movie about the hijinks of an odd group of characters looking to enrich themselves during a WWII battle, see Kelly's Heroes, instead of this movie. The Last Drop tries for humor and misses... or misfires.On the plus side, the movie flows fairly quickly and the action sequences are decent. There is a plot which might be interesting if some other pieces had fallen into place.However, the script is weak and the acting is wooden. There is a very inauthentic feel to the movie, from haircuts to background music. The last 20 minutes are somewhat confusing and in some ways, leave huge gaps of logic.All in all, not an utterly horrible movie, but a premise done much better in Kelly's Heroes.

WW2 action film from a director connected with the recent Dr Who series. The plot has a group of soldiers breaking off from the main Operation Market Garden attack for a special mission. When their leader is killed the men are forced to sort out the mission themselves. It involves rescuing looted art objects, objects which rogue SS men want for themselves. Meandering and at times not very clear this is the sort of thing for a lazy weekend afternoon. Several well done action scenes distract from the fact that the plot is needlessly messy and confused. Almost certainly to get lost once it hits cable this will none the less be a film to try should you stumble upon it, especially if you're in a sleepy undemanding mood.