johnke.meThe Last Castle
I put this on because it was father’s day and someone said this was one of the great dad movies. Ehhh, not really. Better to describe it as a great American dad movie. Full of heroic martyrs and grizzled men weepily saluting the American flag and a logic that doesn’t bear any kind of scrutiny (first time I’ve ever seen a Trebuchet Ex Machina). Gandolfini’s delightfully scummy performance injects a bit of fun and saves it from being a complete boot-licking hagiography of Redford’s dickhead manipulative General Irwin.
Also, needed WAY more Lindo.