Worth watching, but it is clichéd and predictable

Rating: 5/10 (26 January 2010)

This remake of The Longest Yard is merely average for me. By all means it is worth watching. But even as a remake, it is very predictable in plot, lazy in characterisation and lazy sometimes of energy. Not to mention it is very clichéd like with the sadistic guards for example. I will give credit, it is nowhere near as awful as the remakes of Psycho and the Wicker Man, both of which were utterly pointless. What does shine through in a often mediocre film are the tightly choreographed sports games and the winning performances of Adam Sandler(an actor I don't really care for that much), Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds in a small role.
In conclusion, it isn't an awful film, but it didn't quite work as well it should've done. 5/10 Bethany Cox