Poignant story of men from different socioeconomic backgrounds rising above...

Rating: 9/10 (24 June 2016)

I cried. When I saw this movie at at theater in mid-town Manhattan I found myself at a low point in my life. On a whim I chose this movie not really knowing anything about it and not being a regular movie goer I took a chance. The struggles that the main characters endured resonated with me so much so that I cried. It's unusual for me to cry especially when the story line can be loosely characterized as "male bonding" through hardship. All in all I found myself watching this movie a number of times over the years since it first came out in the theaters.
It's uplifting and gives one a realistic perspective of what a segment of life might have been like in the 60's, I think that's the time period this movie is placed in. The "good" guy sticks it to the bad guy and the bad guy's eventually get their freedom which they savor immensely.