‘The Last Rodeo’ Review: Neal McDonough Anchors a Familiar but Affecting Drama About a Bull Rider’s Risky Comeback
Veteran actor McDonough, known for playing hardened characters in shows like “Justified,” “The Flash,” and “Yellowstone,” as well as his latest role opposite Sylvester Stallone in “Tulsa King,” demonstrates the same level of skill in this film as he does when portraying characters who side with the good. In this story, McDonough takes on the character of Joe Wainwright, a retired bull rider whose neck was injured while riding an aggressive bull, an accident partly caused by his own recklessness following a drinking binge. It’s worth noting that Joe’s poor decision to ride the bull came after he had lost his wife to cancer, a loss that drove him to alcohol. Ruvé McDonough, the actor’s real-life spouse, makes a brief appearance in flashbacks as their on-screen counterpart.