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The Last Castle
2001
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The Last Castle
Positive Reviews
21
Negative reviews
12
Average Rating
2.9
/5
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2.0
Some films just leave you puzzled, and The Last Castle is one of them.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Rather disappointingly, director Lurie doesnt gain much from his education at the West Point Military Academy and subsequent military experience, for ..
Screen Daily
3.8
It relies too much on a conflict between colorful characters, and a thrilling finish.
Rogerebert
4.4
It serves as an intense drama, an intelligent thriller, and an intriguing character study wrapped into a solidly constructed package.
Mark Reviews Movies
1.5
Unfortunately, this apparent last minute editing serves only to muddle the movies climactic moments.
Usa Today
2.5
It is not a realistic story at all and it is predictable and derivative.
Lariat
3.2
A movie that makes you want to rally behind it, even though you have a sneaking suspicion that when the dust settles, youll realize it wasnt much of a ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Mark Ruffalo (You Can Count on Me) gives another excellent performance among all the runaway scenery chewing.
News Review
1.5
Its just too bad the script doesnt give them enough ammunition to really go at it.
Screen It
3.0
Instead its an enjoyable enough Saturday night action drama that works better the less you actually think about it, but is still worth seeing for the ..
View London
2.5
For the movie business, The Last Castle, an otherwise routine prison drama, suggests it may be timing, timing, timing.
Film Journal
2.5
With his glamorous look and emotional remoteness, Redford has built his romantic appeal on the charisma of a classic matinee idol and the ironic detac ..
Emanuellevy
3.8
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Q Network
3.0
Displaying a no nonsense directness, Luries filmmaking strengths lie in garnering great performances rather than a distinct visual style.
Empire
3.8
Yet the strategic maneuvering and fireworks distract us from the central question: Is this really a good idea
Sf Gate
3.0
Not a serious prison flick, but director Lurie finds fresh ways to frame familiar situations, and pulls it off with enough tongue in cheek wit.
Bbc
1.3
The biggest surprise here is that the film doesnt end with a resounding yell of Checkmate!
Slant Magazine
1.9
The film moves on a tolerably unexceptional line until it collapses into a big action setpiece that loses sight of its sole purpose.
The Movie Boy
3.5
Shelly Johnsons lensing is both fluid and graceful from start to finish, even for the overblown finale.
Reeling Reviews
4.5
The Last Castle packs a visceral wallop, and itll catch you up in its thrall.
Flickfilosopher
3.8
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
2.0
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Calendar Live
3.1
It concludes with a dramatic and exciting climax but the problem is its just too simple.
Hollywood
3.5
The sentiment has a bit of a tagged on feeling, and may come at the expense of the complexities of the Redford character.But its not completely forced ..
Seattle Pi
2.5
For such a strict disciplinarian, Winter doesnt keep much of an eye on his charges.It takes about five perfectly executed yeah, right situations for t ..
Cnn
3.8
But The Last Castle has a certain popcorn picture kind of flag waving pride about it that is enormously satisfying and oddly apropos for this particul ..
Spliced Wire
3.1
Redfords face is creased like a map, but he still has the body and the presence of a movie star
Movie Habit
2.5
In fact, this ridiculously contrived tale has holes so big in it that an entire prison population could escape through them.
Deseret News
3.8
Of course his script doesnt stray for long from complete fantasy but its trappings make it a good entertainment that provides ample opportunity to poi ..
Varia Gate
1.0
What follows is arguably the most irritating spectacle of flag waving dross in quite a while.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.5
A good idea executed unevenly backed by a somewhat manipulative over simplified script is fortunately topped off with a strong (albeit predictable) cl ..
Ross Anthony
3.1
The story is too by the numbers and the villains too black and white.
Big Picture Big Sound
4.0
When Winter hears of this, he makes a deal with the jaded and opportunistic Yates to sell the general out in exchange for a shortened sentence.
Film Quips Online
3.5
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Freep
2.5
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Movie Eye
3.0
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Rochester Goes Out
4.5
SDCC 2018 is in the books and Hal Rudnick was on the on the floor in San Diego checking out the best cosplay, exclusive sights, and more at Comic Con! ..
I Film
2.5
By the end, its all flag waving melodrama and a great deal of talk about what makes a leader.
Seattle Times
2.2
The Last Castle has high production values, solid performances, and some timely flag waving, but all it disguises is a castleful of cliches.
About Film
1.0
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2.0
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