Lenny Drake (Joseph Fiennes), Brodie (Liam Cunningham), Viv Batista (Seu Jorge), James Lacey (Dominic Cooper), and Frank Perry (Brian Cox) are escaping from prison. The movie also keeps switching back to flashbacks. Lacey is a new prisoner as Perry's cellmate. Perry is a lifer and desperate to visit his dying estranged daughter. He recruits a group of prisoners on his escape plan. Rizza (Damian Lewis) is the ruthless leader of a prison gang. His brother Tony causes trouble for the escape group.
New director Rupert Wyatt has an amazing cast of actors captained by the great Brian Cox. These are terrific actors doing solid work. The production is a little unreal. The Kilmainham Gaol prison looks ancient which makes a modern prison movie feel artificial. The two timeline tracks take some of the intensity away but it does create a poetic ending. The ending is not completely unexpected. It is well done for the most part.
New director Rupert Wyatt has an amazing cast of actors captained by the great Brian Cox. These are terrific actors doing solid work. The production is a little unreal. The Kilmainham Gaol prison looks ancient which makes a modern prison movie feel artificial. The two timeline tracks take some of the intensity away but it does create a poetic ending. The ending is not completely unexpected. It is well done for the most part.