Konterr
Brilliant and touching
Afouotos
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
SeeQuant
Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
calvinnme
... but WHY do I feel guilty? Maybe it is because such terrible things go on behind bars - rape, gangs that dish out death based on race, bad food, corrupt guards, etc. and all of that is treated comically in this film. BUT, really nothing that you would expect given the set up of the film actually happens to the degree that it could, and in the end it turns out to have some very clever twists. It is just not all stupidity and it is very non-violent considering what could happen.The setup is that a career non-violent criminal, John Lyshitski (Dax Shepard) is constantly getting caught and sent to prison by Judge Nelson Biedermann. But Lyshitski blames all of his incarcerations on the judge, not on his own bad choices, and he spends so much time in prison he knows everybody by name. So John decides to carry out a plan of revenge on the judge, except the judge dies right before he gets out of jail. So John changes his plan to avenge himself on the dead judge's son, Nelson Biedermann IV, by tampering with his inhaler and making him temporarily high. In this state Ned trashes a store and attacks the store owners, all caught on the store security camera. Did I mention that Ned IV is an insufferable preppy jerk? So Ned demands that the Biedermann foundation help get him out, BUT the foundation decides they would like to be rid of this stupid jerk and defend him themselves and throw the case. Ned goes to prison for 3-5 years.Meanwhile, John is not feeling the glee he thought he would at Ned going to prison. After all, he figures, he won't be there to see Ned get what is certainly going to be coming to a soft preppy rich kid with no street smarts. So this time, John gets caught on purpose, gets sent to prison for 3-5 just like Ned, and manages his prison connections so he is Ned's cellmate. At first things go like you think they would, but then a twist of fate for both Ned and John change things in a way that was inconceivable to John when he started this whole thing. From there you will have to watch yourself and find out what happens. If you have a distaste for violence, don't worry, this is not Shawshank Redemption on any possible level.Oh, and kudos to Chi McBride who becomes the unlikely means for Ned to give the foundation that dumped him their comeuppance. This film is probably a 6.5 as a comedy, but I rounded it up to 7 for originality, especially during the last half.
Lomedin
After a recent story of bad film watching, I was not expecting much of this. However, I was happily surprised by an easy going comedy. The acting is superb and the poker faces of the actors fit perfectly in the dark humour that permeates the whole film. There is a tiny ration of heart here but, really, just tiny. 99% of the movie keeps away from that trend, which makes it quite compact and, well, funnier. No need to be cheesy for that. Not all the fun here is apt for all audiences but it will do just fine for the average teenager-adult, particularly men, I suspect. There's not much of that scatological humour that can be found in the Scary Movie saga, which is refreshing. Overall, I enjoyed myself with this and finished it with a nice feeling.
Raul Faust
"Let's go to prison" is a film that begins in a way and then totally changes it's main plot. In the get go of this picture, we get to think that the story is gonna focus on the judge's son revenge, but actually it focuses much more in the routine of a prison than anything else. The cast is professional and never fails in doing his job, mixing good actors with funny-- and stereotypical-- characters. The duck scene in the shower was really hilarious. I felt they should've made a last scene involving a beautiful message of friendship, but the writers chose to end it lightly. So, the movie as a whole, although being very different from it's synopsis, is quite entertaining and delivers a good time-- but never totally pleases. Give it a chance as a cheap comedy and you will may have a good time.
Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW)
Hilarious, just simply hilarious. Let's go to prison gives out the funny about prison life. Even though prison life is a very serious manner, just watching this movie will leave you in stitches. Here you have a well-respected lawyer who comes from a family of arbiters of the law. On the other side, there's a born trouble-maker who dealt with his father in the past, when he died, he went for his son. So when this gallant troublemaker gets to be his bunkmate in prison. There he meets some characters who gives him some tips on who to trust and who to avoid. One of the prisoners who happens to be called the "Barry White" of the cell-block, takes high interest in him. The prison love can make you lose you dignity, but the toilet wine tops it all. So instead of having the biggest riot that could cause a breakout, they create a death that makes a breakout. Now why would a high class man would like Tecnotronic's "Move This"? Guess every guy's got his own vices. This movie is a lot of fun, and a lot of laughs to go by. Watch this! 3 out of 5 stars.
