Starred Up (2014)

[Plain Old Tele]

Discuss.

[Jake Gittes]

A prison drama that isn't far behind stuff like Chopper and A Prophet. Smart, brutal and funny, and feels just authentic enough. Jack O'Connell and Ben Mendelsohn completely own their roles.

[rockNrollaDIM]

Really great, tense stuff.

I feel like some of it has been done before, but it's done so well, and Jack O'Connell is fantastic and totally believable as a hardened chav. Like, those accents, holy shit- we needed subtitles just to follow the plot. So he brought a huge intensity to the role but there were also moments of real vulnerability including the climax where his dad rescues him from the prison guards.

Also some interesting commentary on familial relationships and homosexuality in jail.

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