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Robert Redford is "Irwin", a disgraced general sent to a military prison after his court-martial for disobeying orders during an operation in Africa that led to the death of eight under his command. Almost immediately he and the commandant "Winter" (James Gandolfini) take against each other and what now ensues is a gradual positioning of both men for a contretemps. The former man, initially, just wants to do his time - but as he sees the arbitrary and sometimes lethal fashion in which the place is run, he is soon working with the 1200 other inmates to create an effective unit than can resist, perhaps even overthrow, the regime. The first half hour of this is quite well developed, battle lines are drawn as the two men play a game of intellectual chess. Sadly, though, that momentum descends quite quickly into a rather far-fetched drama that featuresd a plot riddled with holes, some totally implausible incidents and in the end, a denouement that has something of the pantomime to it. Redford adopts a less is more approach to his role which he carries off adequately with little dialogue - indeed, pretty much little of anything. Gandolfini is, however, completely unconvincing as a senior officer who appears to have little humanity or grasp on the reality of the scenarios presented to us by Rod Lurie. Clifton Collins Jr offers the best effort from amongst the cast with his portrayal of the troubled "Aguilar", but I couldn't quite make out just what the role of the duplicitous "Yates" (Mark Ruffalo) was meant to represent - maybe I had just given up by then. I reckon this might have made for a decent read; allowing us to inject character traits into what personalities are on offer here using our own imagination. As a piece of cinema, however, it is little more than a vehicle for a star who is nowhere near his best working with a story that stretched my imagination just a bit too far for far too long.

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Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

Robert Redford is "Irwin", a disgraced general sent

Reviewed by Erik_Surewaard 7 / 10

The interactions between Redford and Gandolfini make this movie interesting

If I think of Robert Redford, I think of actors like Barbra Streisand, Jane Fonda, Marlon Brando or Paul Newman. I think of 1960's and -70's blockbuster movies like "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" or "All the President's Men". And not to forget the "Sundance Film Festival" that Redford created with a name that he took from the former mentioned movie.If I think of Robert Redford, I also think of the more than excellent movie "Brubaker". A movie in which he becomes warden of a prison that was a haven of corruption and abuse of the inmates.In the movie "The Last Castle", we see Redford again feature in a prison movie. And this time it is not a '60's or '70's movie, but one from the early 21st century. And Redford's acting is still as great as ever!The storyline behind the movie is unfortunately a bit too "standard". It doesn't tell a true story and neither does it put you on the edge of your seat. It is pretty predictable actually. I think the storyline was not really worthy of an actor as Redford.But I have to admit that the movie is entertaining. This to the level that I give it 7.3 stars (rounded down to 7). It is the interaction between the two lead actors, Redford and James Gandolfini - the latter is very known for his role in Sopranos - that makes this movie an interesting one to watch.

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The Last Castle

2001

Action / Drama / Thriller

The Last Castle

2001

Action / Drama / Thriller

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Robert Redford is "Irwin", a disgraced general sent

The interactions between Redford and Gandolfini make this movie interesting

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