I watched it yesterday as a ****ty youtube upload. Nice to refresh my memory on it. The first 2/3's are very entertaining, but everything from when the new kid comes to prison drags a little bit. The ending is corny. It also goes to great lengths to show the inmates as these super cuddly-wuddly, colourful, loveable, quirky, huggable underdogs, while the prison guards are basically dehumanized and portrayed as monstrous. There's a few exceptions, but basically, I think the movie is quite lazy and dishonest about the fact that the main characters are supposed to be hardened criminals! Still, good movie, but no where near the best ever. According to me. Tim Robbins rules in the movie, though.
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