Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Although my summary might suggest sarcasm, I assure you that I seriously consider this to be one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. I received this movie as a gag birthday gift and my initial reaction to the DVD cover was "Wow, this looks awful!", but I decided to give it a chance anyway. To my surprise, this movie turned out to be a comedic gem. What actually makes this movie so hilarious is that it takes itself so seriously. I am sure that the makers of this movie had every intention of creating a gritty action/crime drama, but they failed on every level. Between the unbearable acting, terrible dialog, God-awful stunts and absurd characters you are left feeling visually and mentally raped if you take a serious approach at watching this movie. Instead, watch this movie with a non-critical eye, trying to see it as funny and you may actually end up thoroughly entertained. As a serious movie it is a complete crap fest, but as a comedy I give it a 9 out of 10. The only reason I didn't rate this movie a full 10 was due to the lack of gratuitous nudity. You will find that there are many scenes where nudity or sex seems inevitable, but never happens. In my opinion, this is the only disappointing factor. Regardless, sit back and enjoy the masterpiece that is "Parole Violators".

I try to find something good about every film that I watch but I was unable to find any redeeming factor even remotely associated with this wack job of a movie. Parole Violators seemed like a good buy at the dollar store but the truth is that it will rob 90 minutes of your life that you will never get back. The bottom line is poor acting along with poor script..... makes for a very painful viewing experience. The cast and crew do deserve an award for making one of the worst films of modern times. This is one of those films that probably makes perfect sense after chugging 9 or more beers. Do yourself a favor and avoid this one even if someone is trying to pay you to watch it. I'm normally an upbeat person but this film is a total wally.