Imprisoned

How does one describe and give review of such an obviously poor movie.....well here goes. First off, this was basically a love story wrapped in hatred and jealousy and topped off with revenge plus a tad bit of guilt and atonement...of course I don't want to spoil the overall plot. It's a common recipe that's been done countless times and sometimes it works brilliantly and sometimes it works out like this film did.....very poor. The script was full of holes, implausable scenarios, unnatural dialog, hollow characters, and forced drama. The action, special effects, and stunt work were unrealistic and almost laughable. The overall production value was worse than a made for TV movie. To finish off, this film was led by some fairly decent acting talent, which was the only reason I watched to begin with....but the script was so bad that no amount of acting talent could help. In fact, I'm really surprised some of them even signed on to this project, they must not have read the script or something. Anyway, I rated this film a 5, which is barely watchable on my scale, so don't waste your time.

If you're looking for a movie that will excite, thrill and make you joyful then skip this one. However if you're looking for a movie with great acting and story then I would definitely recommend this one. It's a very good film.

Ex-con gets out of prison tries to do good/revenge theme, is an old plot. Sometimes it works. But it doesn't anywhere here especially with wooden acting, and weak script. Actor names impressive, including John Heard. But we wind up with quish quash. Fishburne is a waste, he was past his prime 20 years ago. And it was almost sad to see John Heard here - aged and overweight in this little BIT part as a cop? What? Also lots of gratuitous violence, and pointless profanity. Don't Waste Your Time.

It's the type of story in which good and even is not clear. The vengeance is and I loved that part. Larry Fishburne's villainy is savage. An excellent performance for a decent movie.

I rarely read the reviews before watching the movie, and I'm glad I didn't spoil it with these reviews. This was one of those movies that had you cheering for the wrong things. Give it a watch and decide for yourself. The bad guys are good, and the good guys are all bad.