Prison Break. I'm an addict. At least, I was. I thought the first season was incredible, and the second was just as good. The third was a bit iffy—how many different prisons can you break out of? And the fourth was downright confusing and off topic.The last episode of the series skipped ahead 4 years, and while the ending was lovely, the missing years left something to be desire. Enter straight-to-DVD filler movie! (Also, they wanted to do a spin-off TV show about a women's prison, and it never happened. I think this made them happy.) I was hesitant about this one, but it was great.
Pregnant Sara is arrested for murder during her wedding reception. (She had killed someone who was about to kill Michael.) She's taken to a women's prison, where the General promptly has a hit put out on her. They think she'll be exonerated, but they also think she'll be killed first. So Michael decides to break her out.
The suspense is as good as it was in the early seasons. The character relationships are back. It's an interesting look at life for the other gender behind bars. For instance, Lori Petty (think Rae from Free Willy or Kit from A League of Their Own) plays "Daddy," the female equivalent of T-Bag. Creepy.
One thing that bothered me was how short it was. The boys spent an entire season (several months) breaking out of Fox River State Penitentiary, and 90 minutes (2 days) breaking Sara out of the Miami-Dade Women's Correctional Facility. They made it seem plausible, but even still... Too quick and easy. I would have loved to see more.
I would definitely recommend this to Prison Break fans, especially ones who have been disheartened by the last few seasons. Others may enjoy it, but they might not understand why characters behave the way they do without knowing back stories.
I was so relieved that this movie was so great, and now I can't wait to rewatch all 4 seasons + The Final Break again.
Rating: 4.5
No comments:
Post a Comment