rocknrelics

I thought this started off well, but soon became uninteresting, and there wasn't one character to root for, they were all utterly dreadful people, and you were glad they were all in prison.

I've seen some people saying it's the best UK prison movie, but I'd say Scum was far better (OK, technically not a prison, but about detention), this just didn't convince me, and like I say, I just didn't care about what happened anyone in the film.

Very disappointing.

I thought I'd give it a chance, but the insistence on creating a false picture of British country life at the time has finished it for me.

I hope it doesn't return.

I knew I had to see this film after seeing the trailer, it really had me intrigued.

First off this film is magnificently shot, the sets are wonderful, the atmosphere is fantastic, and to top it all, I have never seen another film quite like it, that is its U. S. P, and also maybe why it's had difficulty finding a big audience? Perhaps it's just a little bit too much 'out there' for today's audiences?

I've seen some reviews that say it's overlong, and I have to disagree, I don't feel there's a minute of screen time wasted, and if it had been shorter, I'd have felt cheated.

The actors involved all put their hearts and souls into it, and add some great over the top ness when needed.

Part grand guignol, part thriller, part 1930s Universal monster movie (that's what the end portion reminded me of!), I found this a thrilling ride, and was only disappointed with the rather lame ending which didn't really give a satisfactory conclusion, but after such a great 2 hours plus, it didn't completely ruin it for me.

If you want to be transported to another place for a few hours, please do give this a go, if it hadn't been for the ending, this would have been a 10 from me.