I expected a bit more from this prison film, starring Barton McLane, where I once more waited to see him as a prison warden. I always imagine Barton McLane as a prison warden; maybe because I saw him once playing a warden, a long time ago. Maybe.... Anyway, this drama is smooth, light hearted, not BRUTE FORCE anyway, nothing gritty, tough, rough. Not enough for my taste anyway. I even prefer women in prison plots such as CAGED or WOMEN'S PRISON. But this Arthur Lubin's film is not charmless, it is an agreeable time waster, unfortunately wasted by a cheesy ending. I am used to other kinds of jail birds tales. Yes, this movie won't let you forget RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11.
Review of Prison Break
