| Original Score: A- | Sep 7, 2011

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2006

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 24, 2003

You come away with the sense that you should have come to care (or at least to know) more about its central characters than you do.

| Dec 19, 2001

It's the relationship between Willem Dafoe, as Earl, the hard-time veteran, and Edward Furlong, as Ron, the new boy he takes under his wing, that makes the film so compelling.

Full Review | Aug 17, 2001

| Original Score: A- | Oct 20, 2000

The bleakness and myriad cruelties of the prison system are telegraphed with a graceful touch.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

A picture about adapting one's instincts, and Mr. Buscemi's deftness works well in this context.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 1, 2000