A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but it seemed to have a decent reputation and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though I did like this flick, to be honest, at least half of it didn’t make much sense though. I mean, the whole point was to show that, if you might go to jail, especially in the US, you would probably end up being either a victim or a predator. It was really interesting because, in many movies, you see the righteous main character becoming a lonewolf successfully avoiding the violent gangs but this movie definitely made a compelling argument that it is actually not possible. Indeed, in order to survive, you will probably have to get involved with some gangs which shows how terribly rotten the prison system actually is. However, I do think this movie pushed this concept too far though. Indeed, even though it was quite fascinating to see this mild-mannered guy joining a gang just to survive, it was actually fairly unbelievable that he would become such an important figure in this criminal underworld, especially since it was something that he apparently despised. It’s like the ending, by killing the Beast, even though this action would have obviously increased his reputation, I don’t think it would have been actually sufficient to become the actual new boss in this jail. Anyway, in spite of its flaws, it was still a solid flick with a good performance by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.