tsujigiri00

The good cast couldn't make up for the dull writing. So much of the movie relies on tired clichés -- especially buddy-movie clichés and cliché travel scenarios. The film doesn't have a fraction of the laughs (nor emotion) of "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles." And I felt so little for the characters that I found myself completely apathetic to their misfortune.

I chuckled at only one scene and smirked a few times at Zach's outfit and funny little walk; that is 30 seconds of enjoyment throughout 1.5 hours.

I would recommend the movie if stuck on an airplane with few choices. But even then it might be more enjoyable to just read the in-flight magazine.

I should have liked this movie. It has so many elements that I normally enjoy: Ed Harris, prison drama and action, criminal brotherhood, and it's an indie film (which I tend to prefer to large studio movies).

Unfortunately, all of these elements were combined very poorly. The result is on par with a made-for-TV movie or, at best, some crappy Dean Cain or Casper Van Diem movie shown at 3am on TNT ("Starship Troopers" excluded, of course).

And though I feel like 2/10 is a harsh score (especially for a low-budget indie film), every time I reconsider the score my mind flashes to many poorly written, poorly acted, poorly directed scenes that are burned into my memory. It's a bad movie; 2/10 is fair.