Fresh
It's still white-knuckle tense, and held together by dozens of small, well-observed moments.
Noel Murray, AV Club
Felon
No rule. No hope. No way out.
2008 · 1h 43m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Ric Roman Waugh
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Felon
Overview
A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Stephen Dorff's powerhouse perf as an ordinary Joe trapped behind bars with warring ethnic psychopaths propels "Felon" well ahead of its expose/exploitation brethren while still avoiding the pious learning curves of Frank Darabont's prestige prison dramas
Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Fresh
Tough, brutish prison drama with an easy windup, but good acting and an uncompromising take on the prison system.
John Anderson, Newsday
Rotten
Written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh, and filmed at the New Mexico State Penitentiary near Santa Fe, Felon is one of the most realistic prison films ever made.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
A good cast and disciplined direction add some distinction to Ric Roman Waugh's Felon, which is basically the old tale about an innocent man corrupted by a stay in prison.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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