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    Don't be fooled by the cheesy artwork, this is actually a good movie. I went in with zero expectations, as I usually do with straight-to-DVD films, and came out pleasantly surprised. This is probably one of the best performances I've seen from Stephen Dorff and Val Kilmer finally proves to me that he still has his acting chops (lost faith after some of his recent DVD work). The movie's premise isn't entirely original, but it's no-less interesting.

    We basically follow Dorff as a good hard-working man, who is forced to plead guilty after unintentionally murdering a man who broke into his home. He's sent to prison where he has no choice but to adapt to his surroundings, which includes fighting for the guards. Harold Perrineau (Lost) plays a high-ranking guard, who abuses the inmates and lets them fight each other for his own amusement. Val Kilmer plays the wise lifer/cell mate to Dorff.



    The storyline is backed up by some solid performances, making this DVD effort stand out above the rest. Dorff truly looks frightened out of his mind when he first enters the prison, and the director (Ric Roman Waugh) delivered a very realistic and gritty approach towards all that goes on there. Even the fights themselves seem almost too realistic at times, and it turns out a lot of it wasn't choreographed and many of these guys were ex-convicts.

    I've seen a lot of prison movies over the years, but I have to say that this is probably one of the more realistic and entertaining watches. This just goes to show that you shouldn't always judge a film by it's artwork and a straight-to-DVD release. Definitely recommended.

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    When I saw the title of this thread I thought it was going to be about IKickAssForTheLord

    Seriously, looks pretty good. Never even heard of this flick. Nice post.

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    This sounds very good. I'll have to put this in my netflix queue and check this out. The more realistic the movie is, the better I will enjoy this flick. :nod:

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    Looks pretty good i'll check it out if I can.

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    Quote Originally Posted by koolmike View Post
    When I saw the title of this thread I thought it was going to be about IKickAssForTheLord

    Seriously, looks pretty good. Never even heard of this flick. Nice post.
    u know when I saw this title, I thought I was bein' spied on

    haha nah, FrighT I was gonna check this movie out cuz I like the whole crime/prison kinda movies, but the cover art make me think it was gonna be cheesey... but I'm def gonna check this out now..

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    Just checked this movie out, and personally I love movies that take in prison... No Gay Jokes Please. But I thought this movie was very good. That dude's wife was pissin' me off just a lil' bit. I knew that was gonna happen at the end and I didn't want it to do... but it didn't make the movie worst or anythin'. Thought the Main Dude was excellent. And Michael (From Lost) didn't he piss me off in this movie... ITS CALLED KARMA BITCH!

    Anyways I agree wit ya, I would give this movie a 7. Been awhile since I've seen a good prison movie... Good looking out FrighT :bigthumbup:

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    Looks good. I'll check it out I like Val Kilmer.

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    Look's like i will have to get this added to the rental queue soon.:bigthumbup:

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