Good, but....

Rating: 7/10 (29 August 2004)

I know that other people's votes shouldn't influence mine, either way--but geez, No.2 of all time? What are the IMDb demographics that create that overblown result?
I thought this was a very entertaining movie, somewhere around 8 points. But the script is kind of sugary and the characters lack the subtlety you would expect in a truly great drama. The ending reminded me of The Great Escape.
There are several good performances that aren't quite able to shake loose the limitations of the script and become stirring.
Cute, but not the greatest prison drama ever. I think there must be a lot of teenagers voting on IMDb.