Review: Thriller that delivers!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2013
Agree with previous reviewers. One of the better prison dramas out there. I notice the comparison to Shawshank and certainly in terms of empathy with the characters that's spot on. Your heart will break as you get deeper into what's happened to Larry Durrant and the rift with his wife and son. His thinking is: If I've lost them anyway and the only option is another ten years or more in prison, what do I want to live for?He has a point. So the obstacle facing young lawyer Jac before he can even get to the plea stage is convincing Larry to live, which involves as much social counselling as it does lawyering. Throw into the mix a mean hit-man, an alcoholic psychiatrist, a ruthless mafia boss and a lap-dancer Jac makes the mistake of falling in love with, and you have the ingredients of one hell of a thriller. Delivers and then some!