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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanIt's an even rarer pleasure to see a film that combines exciting action with a smart, well-informed script and vivid yet restrained performances.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt could have been more, could have been a triumph and a classic, instead of simply an effective entertainment.
- 70L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyLurie manages, despite these obstacles, to inspire Redford to give one of the most layered and interesting performances of his career.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWhile the film is shot in shades of gray, the drama is played out in black and white.
- 50Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezOften feels choppy, as if chunks of connecting narrative had been lopped off in the editing room.
- 40Film ThreatMichael DequinaFilm ThreatMichael DequinaAll crass in its empty bluster and bogus uplift.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovRuffalo, actually, who was so perfect in the little-seen "You Can Count On Me," is the only real reason to sit through The Last Castle.
- 33Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyMiscast, clumsily staged and ideologically wobbly.
- 30SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekDeadly dull.
- 30New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonLurie's politics aside, it's astonishing that a man who once reviewed films keeps churning out movies full of cinema's most hollow clichés; indeed, he turns out stuff that's even more disjointed and improbable than the most mediocre fare.