Fresh and Exciting

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

I value film for exposing me to people, places, and situations that are beyond my ordinary life. I highly valued what I got in this film. Many reviews will tell you about the basic scenario: British boxer, drug addict, in Thailand gets thrown into local prison. He doesn't speak much of the language; being in prison means being in prison culture, gang culture, etc. This guy is screwed 10 different ways. The filmmakers achieved amazing feats of filming without giving themselves away; they also created the sound-space of a prison-frequent cacophony-and a prison in a foreign and sometimes alien culture. And the tattoos of the prisoners! Oh, did I mention violence?

Ever wanted to see a Prison-version of Blaire Which Project? Do you miss the 500 different camera angles that get switched back & forth for no apparent reason? Do you long for the slow and degrading movie to just end for the sake of humanity? Well this one is here for you, it's a cash cow for the original story-teller whose written and book and decided to go presto on a feature film.As if something so boring deserves a feature film? So the summary of this blockbuster goes like this; Man gets locked up in notorious prison, he sticks out like dog's balls due to his skin colour and gets picked up. He musters his ability to fight back the scum of the earth while keeping his pride as a Boxer, because being a boxer can really help ward off a gang of 15 thugs of any kind. Hell if Tyson gets attacked by 18 teenagers he'd have trouble warding them off. Add a brutal rape scene (yes just for originality) and you have yourself a movie that's scored 8+.

No real plot / storyline. Absolutely no character development. Ponderous, moving at a snails pace. Insufficient dialog. No closure on the love interest. Contrived ending. This could have been a good movie but the director and cast simply blew it. Not worth your time to watch.

Authentic, real. Best film I have seen in a very long time.