Review of Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) by Bryan K — 27 Dec 2011
In terms of philosophy and political relevance, it is amazing that this film isn't more widely circulated. A harrowing exercise in the realm of national security and the rise of the Defense Department as an entity above even the Federal Government, this film does well to capture the impersonality of the commander-in-chief's relationship with leadership and the seeming inability of administrations to truly dispense with the sins of the one before it.
Lancaster is compelling as the patriot leading convicts, delivering poised rhetoric that does well to expose the utter immorality of the President's cabinet. Episodes such as the President being completely misled by bad information from an Air Force general motivated by a personal grudge keep the intensity level high.
A lack of character development amongst the convicts and hostages in the silo, along with aesthetics and cinematography that have not dated gracefully, keep this one from scoring higher.
This review of Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) was written by Bryan K on 27 Dec 2011.
Twilight's Last Gleaming has generally received positive reviews.
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