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Felon (2008)
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Movie review
From Time Out New York
Nothing like a gritty, gaunt B flick to cut those studio behemoths down to size. Felon is an especially raw prison movie, largely shot in the dehumanizing New Mexico State Penitentiary. In addition to its central story of home defender Wade (Dorff) getting a murder rap and slowly losing his identity in the superviolent clink, the film does a better-than-average job of depicting the pressures on guards, trainees and families on the outside. No actor truly breaks out of the uniform adequacy, except for Val Kilmer, inventive as ever as a bearded, Zen-like lifer.Author: Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York Issue 668: July 17 - 23, 2008
User reviews of this film
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- Paul Ayres said...
- Posted on Sep 02 2009 05:42 Wow. I was totally suprised by this movie. I was gripped right from the start by this powerful prison drama. The acting is as good as it gets, the story was extremely moving (I'm not sure if it is a true story). This film should have been an academy award winner as it is truly flawless. Probably the best film I have ever seen. It ticked all the boxes for me.
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- Adrian said...
- Posted on Jul 16 2009 02:26 Gripped from the get-go as well. These smaller indie style films lately seem to be QUITE good. Nice to see Kilmer and Dorff back on the job in a good film.
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- Ricky Jannise said...
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Posted on Mar 07 2009 00:18
This movie is better than many Acadamy Award winners
that I have seen, surprising it not did receive more media buzz than it did - Report as inappropriate
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- Boywonder said...
- Posted on Feb 10 2009 20:08 Awesome, a very powerful and disturbing film. Hooked in right from the play button being pressed. It's just one of those films whereby escapism trully encapsulates your undivided attention at the mere thought of having to go through what life through at him.
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- Jennifer said...
- Posted on Dec 31 2008 05:25 A work of art!! One of the best movies I have ever seen, it really outlined the truth and what better way to tell a good story is to tell a true story, I will recommend this Movie to many people!!
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- KCRooss said...
- Posted on Oct 02 2008 01:38 such a good movie. The makers of this movie obviously did everything they could to try and emulate the horror life in a true state prison.
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- Jackie said...
- Posted on Sep 01 2008 07:42 I would highly recommend this movie, however being a big fan of the show Oz I felt I had seen this before. Val Kilmer gives a standout performance.
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- Tyler Kataneksza said...
- Posted on Aug 25 2008 18:50 Val Kilmer is AMAZING in a movie that I new nothing about. 5/5
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- Tyler Kataneksza said...
- Posted on Aug 25 2008 18:50 Val Kilmer is AMAZING in a movie that I new nothing about. 5/5
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- Carl warmington said...
- Posted on Aug 24 2008 09:59 Truly magnificent piece of film making. I have not seen a movie as good as this since shawshank redemption. 10/10 and now one of my favorite films of all time.
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- Ramene Anthony said...
- Posted on Aug 22 2008 00:37 Excellent movie, great acting by Kilmer and Dorf and a helluva performance by the unknowns in the movie - all around a highly recommended movie that I just so happened to stumble across in blockbuster
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- Anshul Raja said...
- Posted on Aug 05 2008 04:58 Absolutely amazing. I was gripped from the beginning. I watch alot of prison documentaries and I assure you that this movie was made to be as realistic as possible.
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- Carl said...
- Posted on Jul 19 2008 00:24 This movie left me speechless. I haven't seen a movie nearly close to as good as this in years.
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- Jimmy Cole said...
- Posted on Jul 18 2008 22:38 This is a tough and heavy movie that never lets up. You will have a hard time forgetting this powerful piece of filmmaking.
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Cast & crew
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Val Kilmer
Rated: R
Duration: 104 mins
US Release: Jul 18 2008
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