As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
... View MoreIt's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
... View MoreI didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
... View MoreThe film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
... View MoreThis movie is so good and so funny. Almost everyone who has been to prison will love this movie, because so many things are so right on. Do not listen to these nutless sacks who say it is clichés. They are the ones who get f*cked when they get sent up. I think everyone should have to do some time to see what the truth is in racial relationships as well as authorities conduct of martial law. There would be no more of this politically correct crap, which is only a twisting of the truth to make good bad and bad good. Evilness legislated as holiness. These are anti-Christ laws. For that matter there would be a lot less politicians. They would string those bastards up and down from pennsylvania avenue to wall street. But in reality you find out that the blacks will murder most of themselves and every other race. The mexicans will murder the next most. Then the asians who like stabbing even on the streets. Finally the civilized white race who just don't seem to have the murderousness of the rest as if they had a different creator. All of the situations are portrayed in just the right way though as to be hysterical. Wonderful writing, directing, and acting. I would give them 10 stars if they would send me some of that hooch.
... View MoreThis film had an awful intro song, which is the wort first impression a movie can have.The plot line is one of the dummest and unconvincing story lines I've seen.Despite that, it had some funny moments.The production value was very low, the punching sound effects were unrealistic.The only good thing of the movie was the plot twist in the end, I didn't expect one at all.The movie really didn't go anywhere from there. It seemed as if the whole movie was made as long as possible just for the plot twist. And the reveal isn't very exiting either.Overall, it's meh.5/10
... View MoreJohn Lyshitski is a car stealing slacker, with a drug problem, and has been to prison so many times, he knows both staff and cons by their first names. Being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in possession of the wrong car, he's been deemed a lost cause in the eyes of everyone else. When the heartless judge, who has been behind most of his sentences dies, John decides to ruin the man's legacy by having the judge's only son thrown in prison along with him. Here, he learns a lesson the hard way: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. But has John gone too far in the payback department......The two lead actors are usually good, Arnett especially, and Shepherd has that strange watchable factor, but this film really hits a low for comedy movies.There is no real plot to speak of, it's just an excuse for an endless stream of toilet humour and homosexual references that were not funny when American Pie came out.Admittedly, McBride is the saving grace in this, he has a good presence and one or two funny lines, but he cannot save the smugness of Shepherd, looking like he owns the movie, he grated on me in this.So all in all, it's a failure, and when a comedy fails to make you laugh, you know you're trouble.And what was Michael Shannon thinking?
... View MoreAfter a recent story of bad film watching, I was not expecting much of this. However, I was happily surprised by an easy going comedy. The acting is superb and the poker faces of the actors fit perfectly in the dark humour that permeates the whole film. There is a tiny ration of heart here but, really, just tiny. 99% of the movie keeps away from that trend, which makes it quite compact and, well, funnier. No need to be cheesy for that. Not all the fun here is apt for all audiences but it will do just fine for the average teenager-adult, particularly men, I suspect. There's not much of that scatological humour that can be found in the Scary Movie saga, which is refreshing. Overall, I enjoyed myself with this and finished it with a nice feeling.
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