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The Last Castle (2001)

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Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 115
Fresh: 60 | Rotten: 55

The Last Castle is well acted and rousing for the most part, but the story can't stand up to close scrutiny.

Average Rating: 5.6/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 13

The Last Castle is well acted and rousing for the most part, but the story can't stand up to close scrutiny.

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Robert Redford stars in this action drama as General Irwin, a respected three-star tactician whose career ends in disgrace when he's court-martialed and sent to The Castle, a maximum security military prison. Irwin quickly butts heads with the facility's autocratic warden, Colonel Winter (James Gandolfini), who runs his command with an iron fist, even killing prisoners when he deems it necessary. Irwin rallies his fellow convicts into a rag-tag army and leads them in a revolt against Winter, an

R, 2 hr. 11 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Rod Lurie

Written By: Graham Yost, David Scarpa

In Theaters: Oct 19, 2001 Wide

On DVD: Mar 5, 2002

Box Office:$17.9M

Dreamworks Distribution LLC

Bizarre, confused, sanctimonious manure.

October 23, 2001 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Michael Atkinson

Village Voice

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The themes that ring out most loudly in the end -- some men are just born leaders; others do best if they just conform -- are numbingly retrograde.

October 20, 2001 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

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Devolves into a mundane warden-versus-inmate conclusion.

October 19, 2001 Comment

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

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A heavy-handed military prison melodrama.

October 19, 2001 Comment

Rita Kempley

Washington Post

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A dull, borderline inept action-prison drama, in which lead star Robert Redford is totally wasted.

June 3, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

Lurie's first attempt at a larger-scale production isn't entirely successful...

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Os di�logos s�o �timos, os dois antagonistas s�o bem desenhados e corretamente vividos por seus int�rpretes, mas � uma pena que, nos �ltimos minutos, torne-se formulaico demais.

July 25, 2003 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

After impressing with his debut, former film critic Lurie has destroyed all of his credibility in the space of two hours with this display of jaundiced jingoism.

February 13, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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Tom Grealis

RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

Robert Redford's military prison drama contains cruel and unusual punishment -- for the audience.

November 7, 2002 Full Review Source: Netflix

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James Rocchi

Netflix

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A flawed, if watchable drama concerning a former general (Robert Redford) who is sent to prison under the watch of a sadistic warden (James Gandolfini), and how he rouses the inmates to rise up against the corrupt warden. Redford is perfect as the silent rebel type, with Gandolfini an ideal fit as the ego maniacal

September 21, 2008

Dan Schultz

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Unremarkable. A good idea gone to waste as all the usual prison movie cliques take over. The ending is so over the top it turns from nice idea to complete rubbish. Watch Cool Hand Luke instead!

October 1, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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