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In part, this movie rings true.I am a Corrections MP. I have served under a few officers like this Commander. Usually they get weeded out by the time they make LTC. But, some get through.It is very difficult to Maintain a professional position when you have a friend or someone you respect comes in as a confinee in your facility. However, being firm but fair is not only a motto, it is a way to always conduct yourself.The Commander should have been removed and proper order restored and conducted.It was a good movie. I did enjoy it

Military jail is a difficult place to be in and it gets worse if you are up against the prison warden. In this case, a prisoner manages to give the other inmates some honor by reminding them that they were soldiers. The tension escalates and explodes when one of the prisoners dies. A revolt breaks out in which the prisoners can control the prison but everything ends when the flag is raised.A clear propaganda movie that works beautifully. I r eally liked this film for the martial sense and honor it inspires despite being set in a prison and there are characters who manage to capture you in the story and played really well.

The Last Castle is a fine if somewhat predictable jail movie of redemption and determination against the odds. Having seen the previews I thought nothing of ever seeing the film, but saw it on the shelf in the video store and thought it would pass an evening.It did that very well, and is worth seeing for at least one reason. Although Robert Redford puts in a solid performance, James Gandolfini steals this movie with his simpering, bully-boy performance. Despite knowing from the opening scene that he will undoubted lose against Redford's disgraced general, Gandolfini's depiction of a man in authority but with little power is very subtle and worth watching.The rest of the film has some clever moments, but you see everything coming - Redford inspiring the other prisoners, the inevitable conflicts and the finale. The Last Castle is worth seeing once.