The Last Castle | Redford vs. Gandolfini
- Forgotten Cinema
- 5 minutes ago
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Remember, in the movie — The Last Castle — when General Irwin (Robert Redford) told his warden, Colonel Winter, that he was a big nerd who never went outside and did anything real? That was cool. While Irwin had a point, and Winter certainly deserved the ending he got, it was kind of rude to do that while being shown Winter's big museum to war. Imagine if Irwin saw Field's poster collection. Man, he would let Field have it for being a nerd who never made a movie. Field: "Oh! I've made movies!"
Redford, as we've talked about on the podcast, is always great and this movie is no exception. Not only is he showcasing that acting talent, but he's out there lifting giant rocks in a scene, a man in his 60s, and it's no issue!
One last thing. If you view this movie as if Colonel Winter (Gandolfini) is the main character, the actions of the Irwin and the prisoners does seem to be a bit much. Yeah, Winter was pushed to do a bad thing at the end, but all the man is trying to do is run a prison here, when Irwin shows up and decides he doesn't like him. Just saying.
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