[John] Reid's recreation of the period has a gritty authenticity and avoids the jingoism of films like The Sands of Iwo Jima, and the perpetuation of romantic myth. In doing so, he shows a Kiwi past superbly rendered and memorably recalled.– Sam Edwards in the entry for The Last Tattoo, in book New Zealand Film 1912 - 1996, Page 178
Production design (Ron Highfield) and costumes (Barbara Darragh) are first-class...– David Stratton reviewing the film in Variety, 6 June 1994
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