Review of Locked Up

Locked Up (2004)
5/10
Good film, but sometimes really hard to watch......!
21 June 2005
Warning: Spoilers
I think Marcel Schlutt and Mike Seal are really hot! These two actors are the only things that made this grim little film worth watching! This movie takes place in a real prison and it certainly feels very authentic. Dennis (Marcel) is sent to jail and he immediately faces all the dangers and humiliations of being in jail. Dennis falls in love with a very handsome black prisoner named Mike. The first time they see each other, Dennis from his prison window looking at Mike down below, something clicks in both of them. The first scene when they get together in Mike's cell is very moving. Mike and Dennis fall deeply in love. How will they ever survive in this brutal prison and express their love? Well, the look of this movie has a real gay porn look to it, except without any graphic depictions of sex. Practically all of the guys are pretty hot looking and muscular. Some of the acting is really awful but it's not bad at all. I am impressed by Marcel Schlutt and Mike Seal. I think this is the first time either of these men have acted in front of a camera and they handled it extremely well. I wish Marcel Schlutt and Mike Seal all the success as actors because they, if given the chance, can do more mainstream films besides porn and indie films.

The interviews of Mike Seal and Marcel Schlutt on the DVD is really interesting to watch. They talk about getting together, working on scenes and their feelings about being actors. Marcel is really cool! He is totally, totally unlike the character of Dennis, who is a sweet lad. For those who want a little more love scenes, catch the deleted scenes. Man, are they hot! I don't think I'll ever watch another prison film again. Some of this stuff in this film made me cringe and there is this one scene that made me ill (has to do with using someone's mouth as a spit bucket), and there is an absolutely horrific shower rape scene (nothing sexy about that at all!). So I'm warning viewers, be prepared to see some very brutal depictions of prison life. But don't let this scare you from the lovely romance between Mike and Dennis.

Okay film. I'd sure love to see Mike Seal and Marcel Schlutt in another film again.
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