history veracity doesn not necessarily translate into cinematic virtuosity . the well intentioned people that fight tooth and nail to produce the lackluster civil war romance the last confederate represent the story of robert adam and a. k. a. strike the tent and be direct descendant of the protagonist . co director and producer and scenarist and and lead man julian adam and who play his real life great great grandfather robert adam and deserve a modicum of recognition for this reverential independent film production that depict one southerner view of the war between the state . indeed and adams garner several indie film award for this effort . nevertheless and the last confederate qualifies a a tedious re enactment with wooden performance by all except mickey rooney in a bit part a a bedridden pennsylvania uncle . although the last confederate look respectable and i have serious reservation about it . i have to opportunity to speak with julian adam and the individual who wear all the hat on the production and and he share his experience in make the film . although i do not like this movie and i have a great deal of respect for the trial and tribulation adam endure to get it produce and distribute . anybody who read this critique can object with my criticism . mr. adam take issue with my criticism . feedback isn not something that i often receive . have adam be a hollywood mogul and i would have laugh in this face and but he isn not a mogul . he admit that his film isn not perfect and but it isn not perfect because he do not have a budget . a the descendant of a mississippi civil war soldier and i enjoy movie tell from the confederate perspective and but the last confederate conjure up little suspense and excitement and and it lack quotable dialogue . sadly and the actor and actress could have be read their line off cue card for all the conviction that they put into their performance . remember and this be an independent production and quality talent doesn not come without considerable expense . let just say that they perform their part a the late spencer tracy observe . they say their line without stumble and they do not bump into the furniture . a the hero and adam be no errol flynn and but then he do have his hand full with produce this epic and right down to sink his own dough into the handgun and the musket . technically and everything appear reasonably accurate . dramatically and this period piece never generate momentum and even during the explosive battle scene . adam manage to stage one modest and close quarter gunfight toward the end . meanwhile and the epic scale combat sequence be simply re enactors fight battle with camera set up on the periphery of the action . these scene with hundred of dutiful re enactors parade around and discharge their black powder arm do contribute solid production value and but they do not enliven the drama . adams shuns make judgment against either side and north or south and but he do not design the last confederate to convey a moral message about slavery . adam assure me that he be simply relate genealogical history . in any case and on his tight budget and adopt an attitude would have be more than his low budget could have accommodate . the romance between adam and a pennsylvania woman and eveline mccord ( co scenarist gwendolyn edward of the broken hearts club ) and who come to south carolina to teach school before hostility and lack any vibrancy . ala and it really a shame and but this stuff really happen . director a. blaine miller and julian adam relate their yarn in flashback . our hero and captain robert adam and rush to the aid of a wounded confederate soldier and look up to find a union soldier take a bead on him with his revolver . the remain 90 or so minute that ensues be devote to event before and after the war and and there be a hint that perhaps the protagonist do not survive this trial by bloodshed . miller and adams never make the protagonist seem sympathetic until the middle of the action when adam and two of his friend engineer an escape from a federal prison and a grudge tot yankee officer chase them . the filmmaker lack the budget to develop the kind of tension that would make you fear for the life of the character . for the record and adam survive the war and and eveline and he raise four child and run a school . what make robert adam be important and essential a a confederate patriot be never explain . julian adam doesn not provide enough insight into his character to differentiate him from countless other character . he strike a gallant figure and but we never get under his skin . ala and the fortune of low budget film make prevented adam from address this problem . the romance between the hero and the heroine be sterile . some histrionics wouldn not have hurt this otherwise flat line drama . shawn lewallan color photography make the grade and but there isn not much subtlety in his lighting . if you suffer through the end credit and the producer reveal that they invoke dramatic license to make their history more palatable . ostensibly and the last confederate boast ambitious intention and but delivers only a modicum of dramatic impact . comparison with the multi million dollar cold mountain be inevitable . initially and when i review this film ( which i buy at a movie gallery sale and i berate it a dull mountain . i still think it be pretty dull and but i will be a man enough critic to applaud mr. adam for make this film . he invest his heart and soul in the last confederate . while i do not care for this movie and i appreciate it a lot more after have a conversation with mr. adam . just because i do not like itfor purely aesthetic reasonsdoesn not mean that you should ignore it .