Coming in at 155 minutes you may think that this movie might feel like a 6 year stretch but actually it engages throughout and if there are longeurs then they simply reflect the tedium of what prison life must be like.
It's a good movie and in parts astonishingy violent. Yet there is also some good comedy in it - out of context, "Not a good day to be outside" isn't a spoiler but is one of the funniest lines in the movie.
The performances are all good and the central character, Malik is played really well. We see his journey from an 18 year old prison novice (he's obviously done juve time before) to a brutalised and brutal man and it's believable.
Is it "one of the greatest crime movies ever made"? Do you need it in your life? No to both questions. I've watched it for you. Next time you see me, say thanks for that gt3 and just buy me a drink.
It's a good movie and in parts astonishingy violent. Yet there is also some good comedy in it - out of context, "Not a good day to be outside" isn't a spoiler but is one of the funniest lines in the movie.
The performances are all good and the central character, Malik is played really well. We see his journey from an 18 year old prison novice (he's obviously done juve time before) to a brutalised and brutal man and it's believable.
Is it "one of the greatest crime movies ever made"? Do you need it in your life? No to both questions. I've watched it for you. Next time you see me, say thanks for that gt3 and just buy me a drink.
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