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Janet Maslin, New York Times: Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Woefully over-manipulative and over-the-top. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: The figures are right, the investment looks good, but the emotional pay-off is minimal. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Regardless of how this version raises the hackles of Alcatraz aficionados, Marc Rocco's movie is a solid and affecting example of film making. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Slater, who in certain shots looks curiously like Kevin Costner, is an actor with talent, but he is too young for this role, and not confident enough to dial down a little. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: An example of what happens when a picture has everything going for it except good writing and good direction. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A reasonably exhilarating hybrid of prison movie and courtroom drama. Read more
Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Though based on a true story, this grueling drama is peopled by characters that have been fictionalized into big house cliches. Read more