Riot (2015)

I like movies with action in prison, they have something special, when they are well done. And this movie it is one of those. I had a very pleasant surprise, watching it, I did not expect, I thought it is probably another dozen failure. But no, it is very well done, from all points of view, directing, image, music, great fights(you don't want to meet Alena-Danielle Chuchran), excellent stunts, actors' play. Dolph Lundgren's coolest role from all the movies I've seen. It's the story of a tough guy, Jack Stone (Matthew Reese - a very nice breakthrough for me) who goes to jail to... but no, I will not tell you the story, as other people do, just watch it and you'll not regret it, it's really worth it!

Director John Lyde has created a gem in Riot.Starring the legendary Dolph Lundgren who has been in other classic flicks, Rocky IV 1985, The Punisher 1989, Dark Angel 1990, Showdown in Little Tokyo 1991, Universal Soldier 1992, Joshua Tree 1993, The Peacekeeper 1997, The Defender 2004, The Machanik 2005, Direct Contact 2009, Command Performance 2009, Universal Soldier: Regeneration 2009, Icarus 2010, The Expendables 2010, One in the Chamber 2012, Expendables 2 2012, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning 2012, A Certain Justice 2014, Skin Trade 2014 and The Package 2013.Also starring Matthew Reese.I enjoyed the violence.If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic prison flicks, Brawl in Cell Block 99 2017.

A pretty bad movie that I decided to watch because I enjoyed Dolph Lundgren in 'ONE IN THE CHAMBER (2012)' and I also enjoy prison movies so despite the low rating I thought to myself: why not?But despite the fact that Dolph Lundgren's face covers about 80% of the poster for the first half of the movie he is so far from being the lead, heck for the first 27 minutes he doesn't even have any lines and is limited to just sweeping the floors (literally with a broom).I expected him the Russian kingpin, but nope he plays a mysterious quiet inmate with janitorial duties.The kingpin is played by Chuck Lidell who for the record is on the poster, and I guess that's okay cause he is the actual bad guy of the movie but the main 'hero' of the movie is not even on it, played by Matthew Reese.So yeah anyways even if you look aside all that it's a pretty boring movie, we've seen it all before but usually a lot more exciting.They manage to throw in a even more so boring sub-plot about a news reporter on the outside as well and one about a female prisoner in the female department of the prison which feels like it was added just because it wouldn't be a long enough movie focusing on just Reese, Lidell and (ocassionally) Lundgren in all honesty.All in all wooden acting by pretty much everyone doesn't help... Makes 'VENDETTA (2015)' with Dean Cain and The Big Show look like a prison- movie classic in comparison.

Was an enjoyable, if somewhat predictable movie. Some of the characters were a little obvious in their place in the film, but with one like this it's to be expected. The core characters for the most part though, were decent. Actually, if you count a couple of little things to pick apart (like grabbing a weapon to lead a swat team - in a suit), and that's stuff that many major movies do also, well that's why it's a movie. The only issue I had really, with the movie as a whole, were some of the action sequences. There were times when watching them where it felt that you were watching the choreography being rehearsed instead of a full-on fight scene. There were plenty of stuff left to the imagination, a lot of back story that you just get a vague overview of and are left to just take on faith that Yep, that's why this is this way, and that's why this is this way. If you can overlook those things though, it was exactly the kind of movie it sounds like, and worth a watch on a weeknight when you're bored.