The Last Castle
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
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- Cast:
- Robert Redford , James Gandolfini , Mark Ruffalo , Delroy Lindo , Clifton Collins Jr. , Robin Wright , Kristen Shaw
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I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
So much average
If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the corrupt system that put him away. The Last Castle is a 2001 Action, Drama, Thriller starring Robert Redford, James Gandolfini and Mark Ruffalo. I'm very glad that i own this movie because it's truly very good and moving it's basically a film about a court martial who goes in jail and he gets screwed in there because the system of the whole prison is corrupted and the main bad guy is played by the amazing James Gandolfini as for our hero his name is Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin played by the great Robert Redford as for Ruffalo he plays Yates an ex pilot the last 20 to 30 minutes of the movie has the inmates going against the guards and Col. Winter and a big battle starts but unfortunately the movie ends in a very touching way with Eugene getting shot for trying to hang the American flag upside down although that wasn't what he was trying to do he actually puts the flag in the right position in a way of respect and he dies by his wounds. The Last Castle is sure not for everyone but anyone who loves great war movies or drama or just pure action in Jail you will probably love it or have a good time.
First of all, if you are a person who cares about facts to movie - perhaps you should skip this. As other reviews here had pointed out, "it seems impossible for such a siege". "It is impossible for a 3 Star General to be locked with low tiers inmates". "The 3 Star General could have used his connections to ....." This is a freaking movie for god sake. Just enjoy it!I will say its 2 good hours well worth watching this movie.James Gandolfini (Sorry, i'm not familiar with him) is absolutely excellent in the show. I feel like punching my fist to his Col. Winter character. I think not many actors can make me dislike a character so much. That shows how much he succeed in the role. Robert Redford does what he does. Good to see young Mark Ruffalo.The plot is nothing fantastic, but its nothing bad too. (See other reviews) I do have to highlight that there is loose ends to the movies (especially on the Daughter portion) that did not provide closure for me. That's just my personal need for closures, beside that, everything is well....Enjoy it.
Directed by Rod Lurie, "The Last Castle" starring an elder Robert Redford and now late James Gandolfini is a well shot and edited drama and action movie concerning 2 men's brinkmanship and in-fighting the whole length of the movie. While there are quite a few interesting and well-acted scenes and characters, I kept having thoughts of "spy-vs-spy" while watching this. It seems to be intended to be another feel-good prison movie, but it's no-where near the layered level of say "Shawshank Redemption". Here you have Gandolfini's character slighted and hell-bent on getting back at the Redford who actually seems to underact his role. There are mentions of honor, code of conduct and the general list of military protocol, but they don't really fit - as the characters are prisoners. (spoiler) The ending is supposed to be poignant but it is too choreographed and predictable. Whatever the message is supposed to be it seems lost, and the movie on the whole seems mindless.
The Last Castle is an army feel good movie set in an prison.The good. Well planned out tactics. Solid action. A bit of suspense and intrigue. Nice acting. Well paced scenario.The actors. Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, and Delroy Lindo give us a credible performance. Their lack of brilliance is not a reflection of their capabilities, but rather what they were given to work with.The bad. Too much army heroic mentality. Not every soldier is like that.The ugly. Single minded characters, lack of normal complexity.The result. A satisfying testosterone flick. Do not expect more.