Minus points for the slow clap at the end.

Excellent prison drama may not go anywhere new or unexpected (and ends on a somewhat ridiculous note with the cliched 'slow clap') but there is something to be said for a genre film done exceptionally well, which is by and large the case here. Redford is fiercely compelling in the lead, and remaining cast members are very effective and well-chosen. Rosenberg's clipped, efficient direction resembles COOL HAND LUKE (and there's even a reference to mirrored sunglasses!)

Obviously fictionalized and sweetened for consumption by moviegoers as compared to the true prison corruption and cruelty stories that inspired it, and Brubaker's is a stock gentle-yet-fearless-crusader-for-justice type that doesn't really exist. It's Hollywood, but still a strong movie with a functioning moral compass, and has excellent performances. Redford and Kotto are in top form.

Good Movie

Robert Redford can act. Not much else going on here.

A classic.

Tja, den gode fængselsdirektør skal grueligt meget igennem for at finde ud af, at hans eget system "stinker". Filmen er solidt håndværk

one of the great prison movies, good plot, good acting. who could deny redford as one of the best?