Rotten
Bizarre, confused, sanctimonious manure.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
The Last Castle
A Castle Can Only Have One King
2001 · 2h 11m · R
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Rod Lurie
Overview
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
53%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
Devolves into a mundane warden-versus-inmate conclusion.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
A heavy-handed military prison melodrama.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
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.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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