First off, several things about the movie is good. I like the story, production and the cinematography. It makes things seem alot more real than most other movies. This movie also have a very dark atmosphere that i like. The fighting scenes is also very good.
The acting is decent. First of Vince is doing a good job. There are several moments which arent so good, but i generally buy his bad-ass trait. The warden however (Don Johnson) is a cliche out of this world. His performance is laughable and painful to watch. Several of the guards doesnt seem believable at all with their macho performance.
The movie also makes some really illogical decisions. Why in hell would he kill those accomplices in the beginning of the movie? There is no reason why he would do that. His character would never do that. Is that for us to believe that really is a good guy, since he sort of helped the cops? Not only do he get a longer sentence in form of manslaughter, but everyone knows that your boss will make your life a living hell.
So by doing this, his wife gets kidnapped and therefore the movie has some kind of plot. So only reason for his choise is for the movie to get further in the story and him to get in conflict. If the boss didnt want a favour he would just have killed the wife while he was in jail, and him when he got out.
This movie could have got an 8 from me, but instead gets a weak 6 because of major plot holes and sometimes laughable acting. Its very easy to see that the director is fresh in his game.
The acting is decent. First of Vince is doing a good job. There are several moments which arent so good, but i generally buy his bad-ass trait. The warden however (Don Johnson) is a cliche out of this world. His performance is laughable and painful to watch. Several of the guards doesnt seem believable at all with their macho performance.
The movie also makes some really illogical decisions. Why in hell would he kill those accomplices in the beginning of the movie? There is no reason why he would do that. His character would never do that. Is that for us to believe that really is a good guy, since he sort of helped the cops? Not only do he get a longer sentence in form of manslaughter, but everyone knows that your boss will make your life a living hell.
So by doing this, his wife gets kidnapped and therefore the movie has some kind of plot. So only reason for his choise is for the movie to get further in the story and him to get in conflict. If the boss didnt want a favour he would just have killed the wife while he was in jail, and him when he got out.
This movie could have got an 8 from me, but instead gets a weak 6 because of major plot holes and sometimes laughable acting. Its very easy to see that the director is fresh in his game.