1. GianniAmati

   8

   Fears might be desires. Edmond after forty years of a flat life feed by prejudice and common sense values is an emotional analphabet, unable to choose a possible alternative to his current life. He will follow his destiny finding peace in the arms of his black cellmate: our worst dream that becomes true.… Expand

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2. BobC

   5

   This movie held my interest despite the graphic violence and racism. Some interesting interactions, concepts and visuals were presented. The decent of Macy's character into the shadowy underworld of the big city night went hand in glove with the character's decent into psycological oblivion. The aparent message of the movie did not provide any uplifting message or redeming quality --- to me it seemed the Macy character "triumphed" by just giving up.… Collapse

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3. K.Lee

   3

   by far one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Macy tries to hard, the dialouge between characters is ridiculous. Especially during the jail rape scene. Avoid at all costs.… Expand

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4. PaulB.

   3

   Mamet is becoming a cliche. His dialogue seems forced where at one time it was refreshing. The only reason I stayed with it was to find out if the end had some redeeming qualities. Oops. Big mistake. I'm really tempted to go on a rant amount Mamet and lose focus on commenting on this movie, but I won't. All I'll say about both the film and the writer is that both try way too hard to be clever. Maybe it worked better on the stage.… Expand

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