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The Last Castle |
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Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Delroy Lindo |
| Length: 131 minutes | Director: Rod Lurie |
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A US army general (Redford) is assigned to a maximum security military prison. When he arrives he starts to stir up trouble with the prison's warden (Gandolfini) after witnessing the warden's harsh treatment of prisoners. He builds up support from the rest of the prisoners and starts to plot the downfall of the warden by taking control of the prison. The film is dominated by the personal battle between the imprisoned general and the concerned warden. Both Redford and Gandolfini show a powerful screen presence in all their scenes, which is entertaining to watch. Add to that plenty of tension and action, and you have a very watchable movie. My only niggle is that while the audience is supposed to be on the side of the general, I found myself starting to root for the warden to scupper the general's plans. This might simply be my desire for something other than the predictable to happen, or maybe it's the totalitarian inside me. |