It’s easy to keep blaming Ken Burns for this kind of softcore Civil War porn, but enough is enough: This is a vanity project of the most indulgent order.
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06/07/07
The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2005)
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Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis: Modern-day filmmakers and actors revisit Civil War history and their own heritage with this independent film. In addition to co-directing, writing, and producing THE LAST CONFEDERATE: THE STORY OF ROBERT ADAMS, Julian Adams stars as his own great-great-grandfather. The Civil War comes... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Julian Adams, Gwendolyn Edwards, Eric Holloway, Joshua Lindsey, Tippi Hedren
Director: A. Blaine Miller
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Promising more than it can deliver, The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams looks fine, but its central romance is M.I.A., with a production that fails to convince us we're watching a genuine period piece. The acting is almost non-existent.
07/09/07
The film is passionately made, but its unapologetically romantic views of war and the Old South leave a bitter aftertaste.
06/08/07
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