Inside

I did not expect too much when I saw the trailer to this film, but the fact that I have experience with the prisons system in Victoria, I was keen to see it for curiosity sake. I was pleasantly surprised by how good this film actually was. Very good in Fact. The Writer director has found much authenticity in this story that at first I wondered if he had once been in custody. Turns out he had family members who had, and his research over several years was spot on. This is not one of those melodramatic Hollywood crp prisons dramas with cliched stereotypes. This is gritty, real, and it took me back to my days when I was dealing with the Shepards and Murfett of this world. My only criticism I can offer, is that anyone convicted of an offence against a Child or female would already be in protection. Yet Mark Shepard was in mainstream. This would never happen. Kudos to the filmmakers for making an excellent Australian film and unearthing some new future stars in Vincent Miller and young Raif Weaver. (who is a Brad Renfro clone by the way). All in all a very good, well made film.

Guy Pearce could be in the worst film imaginable and still put in one of the best performances of the human condition.

Inside is truly something to go and watch, for the emotional depth and an experience that stays with you way after you left the theatre.

The human spirit, the craft and the story truly makes this a movie that will do so well in the future and may become a sleeper hit.

I hope there is a much wider release for this film as it is gripping, emotionally draining and a film I would recommend someone to watch at least once.

It was also good to see some familiar faces in Tammy Macintosh, Guy Pearce and Chloe Hayden.

I say Guy Pearce my favourite actor since i saw him in my pretty much favourite film The Proposition (2005) nearly 20 years ago but everyone is good in this Aussie prison flick. Maybe because i'm Australian but most of our films doesn't seen like acting more like real life. Newcomer Vincent Miller is outstanding for someone so young playing a kid of 18 sent from juvenile to adults prison at 18. Pearce as a old lag kind of becomes a Father figure after he is rejected by his real son while on parole. And Cosmo Jarvis plays a twisted character while doing a good Aussie accent for a non local. Highly recommended if you want more than entertainment. Oh for Fantales days again.

This was beautiful storytelling of a rotten situation... Broken people..so epically well cast. Nuance, use of silence and awkward situations. I was tense. I cried on my way home from the cinema. I'll probably watch again. There's not much recommending prison for young offenders. You see the effects of trauma and brutality.. the righteous, "you've made bad choices"... There was no choices for these discarded people. ... Brilliant movie.

Guy Pearce acting was good as a confident but not cocky repeat offender. You never know if he's genuine or a good manipulator. The actor playing the young man protagonist is awesome with his 'innocent' fear all over his face.

It's nice to see Guy Pearce after all these years. I have shown a lot of interest in the criminal lifestyle and what prison life can be like. Honestly thought this was gonna be a boring movie but after seeing it, I was very intrigued.

The story follows a juvenile (Vincent Miller) who killed someone and he gets transferred to adult jail where he exhibits violent behaviors. Now a man, he is taken under the wing of Warren Murfett (Pearce) and he is told to kill a man named Mark Shepard (Cosmo Jarvis).

The two inmates form a bond and this is meant to leave the audience at the edge of their seats wondering what the outcome of the movie will be.

Australians seem to have a great talent for making movies and with Guy Pearce starring in this film, makes it even better.