Review of The Last Castle (2001) by Jeremy S — 22 May 2010

Casting was awesome and the story was solid yet the ending was just not something which I found good.

This review of The Last Castle (2001) was written by Jeremy S on 22 May 2010.

The Last Castle has generally received positive reviews.

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