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The Last Castle (2001)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:14
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: The Last Castle is well acted and rousing for the most part, but the story can't stand up to close scrutiny.
Theatrical Release:Oct 19, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $17,924,798
Synopsis: Three-star General Irwin (Robert Redford) was a prisoner of war in Vietnam and a revered hero in the Persian Gulf and Bosnian campaigns. Now, he has been court-martialed for disobeying orders and... [More]
Starring: Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Robin Wright Penn
Director: Rod Lurie
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01/22/02
Top CriticBizarre, confused, sanctimonious manure.
10/23/01
Top CriticThe 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.
10/20/01
Top CriticDevolves into a mundane warden-versus-inmate conclusion.
10/19/01
Top CriticA heavy-handed military prison melodrama.
10/19/01
Top CriticThe Last Castle is not as simple as it looks, though its appeal is simple.
10/19/01
Top CriticAn intermittently witty script and Rod Lurie's assured direction triumph over the cornball factor.
10/19/01
Top CriticThe story is a stirring vehicle for serious themes embodied by sharply drawn characters.
10/19/01
Top CriticIt's not objectionable (which is saying something these days) but neither does it have any compelling reason to be seen.
10/19/01
Top CriticWhen the screen finally darkens and the doors open for our release, we come away mildly entertained by the experience, although definitely grateful to get off with time served.
10/19/01
Top CriticThe Last Castle is not a movie you want to think about too hard, because if you do, you'll find yourself facing some tough questions.
10/19/01
Top CriticIf Castle isn't offensive, it is deeply stupid.
10/19/01
Top CriticThe Last Castle is the kind of movie you can enjoy easily enough, as long as you don't think about it much.
10/19/01
Top CriticThe immediate experience of watching The Last Castle is strongly involving, and the action at the end, exciting.
10/19/01
Top CriticIt seems a lot longer than that before this movie finally gets moving, but the character development is worth the wait.
10/19/01
Top Critic[Lurie] acquits himself well in his first large-scale action movie.
10/19/01
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July 19, 2007:
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August 20, 2001:
'James Gandolfini brings a sense of progression to madness that I think is going to shock people,' director Rod Lurie says. 
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