The Escape of Prisoner 614

Martin Starr and Jake McDorman are a couple of dumb deputies. When they let George Sample III escape from custody, hard-as-nails sheriff Ron Perlman fires them. To recover their jobs, they decide to track Sample in the huge wildlife preserve.

Set in picturesque country during winter, it is adequately photographed by Adam Lee. Writer-director Zach Golden has made what is essentially a hillbilly comedy, run at a pace that is too slow for my taste, but which will appeal to some.

I thought this movie was great. I'm surprised by some of the negative reviews. I watched it with 5 buddies and we all thought it was pretty clever. The cinematography was fantastic and I loved the characters. I would definitely recommend this film.

I thought this movie was beautifully shot showing off the gorgeous Hudson Valley region with beautiful landscape shots and even shots that look like they were captured with a drone. I really appreciated how every scene was so beautiful. I also loved the music. Prisoner 614 is funny but not in a hahah kind of way, more subtle funny. Reminded me of a Coen brothers film. Overall, a great message and very timely movie. The actors were also perfectly casted. I loved Ron Perlman and Martin Starr, the prisoner was an excellent actor as well. For the Director's first film, i thought it was pretty darn good. Especially considering it was shot in 2 weeks on a $600K budge

REVIEW - THE ESCAPE OF PRISONER 614

I've been meaning to watch this film for a while and finally got around to doing so.

I saw the trailer while waiting for another movie to start and I must admit I was very pleasantly surprised.

The trailer makes the film seem to be one genre of film but upon watching the film itself you quickly realise that it's actually both, again I'm not going to give too much away, but needless to say I thoroughly enjoyed this.

It's slow, as its set in a small town where nothing ever happens, this fact is true to the whole essence of the story, the film and the location.

Personally I really enjoyed this but I'm aware that others may not.

Acting is excellent, story excellent, just an interesting bit of fun for a Sunday evening.

Rating 8 out of 10

Despite some massive inconsistencies in the logistics of the plot and some amateurish acting the absurd premise does deliver a kind of Disney comic appeal. I guess 'the historical setting' allows the use of the 'n word', which in a more contemporary setting would be frowned upon by the largely disenfranchised classes. Maybe some people in the theaters would suck in their breath while others would just snigger and pop popcorn. The main character played deadpan by George Sample III gets seventh billing in the credits. So, what's new? Marla, played by Sondra James is the real star, with some great lines.