The Last Castle (Blu-ray) R
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: May 25, 2021
- Originally Released: 2001
- Label: Paramount
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo & Delroy Lindo | |
Performer: | Steve Burton, Frank Military, Samuel Ball, Paul Calderon & Clifton Collins, Jr. | |
Directed by | Rod Lurie | |
Edited by | Michael Jablow & Kevin Stitt | |
Screenplay by | Graham Yost & David Scarpa | |
Composition by | Jerry Goldsmith | |
Produced by | Robert Lawrence | |
Director of Photography: | Shelly Johnson | |
Executive Production by | Don Zepfel |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 1/5 --
Robert Redford's military prison drama contains cruel and unusual punishment -- for the audience.
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Netflix
The 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.
Salon.com
...The film does such a good job of creating its oppressive, claustrophobic prison atmosphere, and peopling it with sharply defined characters, that it grips us...
Chicago Sun-Times
Rating: 1/5 --
After impressing with his debut, former film critic Lurie has destroyed all of his credibility in the space of two hours with this display of jaundiced jingoism.
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RTÉ (Ireland)
Rating: 4/5 --
Os diálogos são ótimos, os dois antagonistas são bem desenhados e corretamente vividos por seus intérpretes, mas é uma pena que, nos últimos minutos, torne-se formulaico demais.
Cinema em Cena
Rating: 3/5 --
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.
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BBC.com
The Last Castle, while engrossing in parts, might have benefited from more pre-shooting talk about what makes an intriguing character -- and what makes a star performance.
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Seattle Times
Product Description:
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 he is sentenced to serve time at The Castle, a maximum-security military prison run by Colonel Winter (James Gandolfini), a hard-nosed disciplinarian. A battle of wills soon emerges between the two men, as The Castle's prisoners and guards find themselves drawn to Irwin's natural leadership abilities. As Irwin inspires the prisoners to find the dignity and pride that they have lost, he threatens Winter's strict regime, leading to a conflict that can only have one winner. From Rod Lurie, West Point graduate and director of DETERRENCE and THE CONTENDER, comes this intense dramatic thriller featuring battles both psychological and military. Stars Redford and Gandolfini, joined by gifted newcomers Mark Ruffalo and Clifton Collins, Jr., give excellent performances as a group of very different military men thrown together into an ugly situation. Filmed on location at the now-closed Tennessee State Penetentiary, THE LAST CASTLE is a hard-edged tribute to courage, honor, and loyalty.