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Rating: 7/10 (28 July 2002)

There is no reason for this movie to be above Citizen Kane, Godfather 2, etc. It is a good enjoyable movie yes. But it is also cheesy at times and a little bit pretentious. I believe what works for this movie is that it has a sort of "everyman" charm to it. It is a movie that an entire family can sit and watch and enjoy. Yet, if one digs deeper into it, those that know movies should be able to see its weaknesses. Its dialogue for one is not very strong. The performances are solid, but I believe I have seen Morgan Freeman do this role better many times before. Is this a better prison movie than say... "Murder in the First"? Probably, but is it sooo much better that this film deserves to be number 2 all time. THink about that... the second best film EVER. Somehow I doubt that.