A film of Eloquence

Rating: 8/10 (10 September 2001)

I figured prison life to be much harsher, as seen in other films. This is the films only weak point, but then the story would suffer if the film was like Fight club. This is a story about a man who loses everything but still survives. He uses his intelligence to outwit his attackers, and function in prison. No matter what happens he still kept his dreams alive. What is a man without dreams? The word institutionalized is used in this film to describe what the prison does to the individual. Tim Robbins will not have the inner freedom of who he is change to what the prison dictates. There are many interesting subplots that keeps the viewer's attention. These subplots culminate into a unforgettable conclusion.