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List Price: $9.99 | | Label: Dreamworks Video
Salesrank: 5065
Released: March 5, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/30/2004 Run time: 133 minutes Rating: R
Description of The Last Castle:
The Last Castle rides high on a wave of American patriotism, respectful of military service and protocol, and primed to ignite anyone's passion for justice against corrupted ideals. This intense prison drama begins when a court-martialed three-star general (Robert Redford) is sentenced to military prison for defying a presidential command. The prison's warden (James Gandolfini) is a jealous martinet who's never seen combat, and when the jailed general seizes command of the prison to protest the warden's abuse of power, The Last Castle erupts toward a classic showdown between integrity and cowardice. Former critic and West Point graduate Rod Lurie (The Contender) directs this intimate battle with manipulative skill, appealing more to emotions than intelligence, but his stellar cast keeps the action on track, and a potent script returns flag-waving to its rightful place of honor. --Jeff Shannon
The Last Castle Reviews:
Gung-ho potboiler, entertaining from start to finish 
2009-10-08 - THE LAST CASTLE
(USA/Canada - 2001)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (Panavision)
Theatrical soundtracks: Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS
A battle of wills erupts between a martinet prison warden (James Gandolfini) and his latest inmate (Robert Redford), a former Army officer who leads an uprising against Gandolfini's brutal regime.
A B-movie plot with A-class production values, toplined by one of the world's most recognizable actors, and played with grim conviction by a fine supporting cast. The escalating conflict between Redford and Gandolfini conforms to every expectation, and the final assault on the warden's stronghold is deliriously over-the-top. But the movie works like a dream, thanks to star wattage from Redford and gung-ho direction by Rod Lurie, working from David Scarpa's old-fashioned screenplay, co-written with Graham Yost. An unpretentious, entertaining potboiler, no more or less. Music by Jerry Goldsmith.
Yes, this is a dud 
2009-09-08 - 1. I admit it, I did watch the whole DVD, mainly because I was bored and had nothing else to do. Otherwise, it's a 2 star movie--> entertaining enough to keep one watching, but lousy enough that most folks will be asking themselves "Why am I wasting my time watching this nonsense?" Basically the plot is just unrealistic that one can't get engaged in the film. Even a sci-fi movie has more probability of being realistic than this film, which makes one wonder, who in the world ever wrote this script?
2. If you want an excellent prison type film--> Shawshank Redemption; enough said.
An undeserved flop 
2009-07-31 - The Bottom Line:
The Last Castle may have arrived into theaters DOA but it's actually a fairly gripping prison drama with fine performances by the two leads and scenes of genuine excitement; as with many entries into this genre, I feel that the ending to the film wraps everything up a little too neatly but the fact remains that The Last Castle is an entertaining film that's legitimately worth putting aside 135 minutes for.
3/4
Another Reford great!
2009-04-19 - Robert Redford was his usual great self in this dramatic thriller. One of his best ......... This is a keeper for any DVD buff!
Solid Acting Steps This Up A Notch
2009-03-10 - Prison movies can get a little depressing for me after awhile, but this is one of the best I've seen because the two lead actors, Robert Redford and James Gandolfini, are fascinating.
I also liked this because the characters were a bit softer than in most prison movies, the language more tolerable and the story kept my rapt attention for the two-plus hours.
The only fault I can find with it is the normal credibility where people should have been shot but all the bullets miss, of course. That happens mainly to Mark Ruffalo's character. Also, I was surprised at Delroy Lindo being listed pretty high in the credits but he had very little screen time.
Overall, thanks to the acting, this is a solid film and recommended.
