Brawl in Cell Block 99
First screened in December 2017
Director: S. Craig Zahler. Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Marc Blucas, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Dion Mucciacito, Geno Segers, Victor Almanzar, Tom Guiry, Willie C. Carpenter, Mustafa Shakir, Fred Melamed, Pooja Kumar, Clark Johnson, Rob Morgan, Calvin Dutton, Devon Windsor. Screenplay: S. Craig Zahler.

Twitter Capsule: Languid pace an interesting choice. Zahler's refusal to sort clever ideas from nasty or dumb ones? Less so.

VOR:   Zahler, Vaughn radiate more pride than the work may warrant—and not just in this movie. None too original, but it has a viewpoint and makes an impact.



Photo © 2017 RLJE Films/Caliber Media Company/Nasser Group

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+


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