Great acting and feel to the movie , I wish it made a little more sense. The story was engaging but the more you think about the plot the less sense it made especially the ending . Worth a watch
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best movies every made. Brilliant in every regard.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Idk about the 19% who don't like this film? I guess if your like an ole lady or something but c'mon. If you're not obsessed with every movie having to have a happy ending and a bright message! Other than that I don't see how someone can not even appreciate the filmmaking aspect of it alone. Great movie!
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Great movie that also goes along with two other movies. The movie "Felon" and the movie "Snitch" so I would definitely recommend watching all 3 of the movies....
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Hell yeah this movie will always be bad ass
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
The movie was interesting and enjoyable to watch, but there were too many things wrong with it that was counterproductive to the message it was trying to portray. The main message from this movie was a deterrent to young men into going into prison and getting caught in the revolving door that many get trapped in for decades (sometimes even for life). The issue is mainly how everything developed. Nobody magically goes from normal citizen to hardened thug, that's just not how it plays out. A lot of elements were skipped to have such a transition, such as repeat offenses, drug problems, alcohol problems, lack of education, etc. The system just doesn't work that way. Gangs are selective in who they pick, and a well educated man in prison will not mesh with them. First time small offenders are also not placed in prison hot zones and general population. There's a lot of safety nets set in place to try to circumvent prisoners without drug, alcohol, and minor non violent crimes to keep them out of the revolving door. Not only is it disrespectful to the corrections system America has built, but it harms the message as well because it doesn't play out the way the movie portrays. This movie might have been more realistic back in the 70s, but so much progress has been made since then that you just don't see this anymore. American prison systems are very structured and categorized, and if you end up in a violent gang, you were either born into it or you chose to go into it and stay into it. Nobody can accidentally fall into it like the movie portrays if they previously has no affiliation with it, especially if they are educated and have no drug or alcohol issues. At best, this movie is a deterrent for young adolescents who can't spot the problems with this movie. I'd wager most adults can't, but if you're an adult with no criminal record chances are you don't need this movie's message since you are averse to crime anyways. Still a good movie, with a good message, and healthy to society and the youth so they get my 3.5/5 rating but the director needs to either add a lot more elements to make the shown transition more realistic, or just change what the main character transitions into.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Good story. Very poignant and depressing but well made and captivating
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
This movie does an excellent job in showing what a slippery slope life can sometimes be - brilliant casting and a truly sad tale about a family man in the wrong place at the wrong time who then succumbs to the inevitable pressures that are bestowed upon men within the prison system.
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
I just felt like the story was absolutely everywhere without a real conclusion. He gets out of jail, doesn't care about his wife or kid and instead just kills some people and gets life. The movie ends with him somehow jailing a guard into a cell to kill another inmate, which in reality he'd be shot instantly the second he came out. Horrible ending with the kid forgiving his father for his actions which make no sense because why?
