If you're on the mooch for gore then this film has literally bucket loads of it. I cringed at one point when a guy fell face first onto a board of nails, and my wife was almost puking when some guy tried to strangle Ricky with his own intestines. It was also at this point that she asked me why I was making her watch the film.
I've got to say, however, that there wasn't much story to the story of Ricky. He punches a hole in a guy's head and gets put in jail for it. In jail, he gets caught up fighting the warden, the deputy warden, and some heavy duty prisoners (one of which squashes a guy's head between his hands). Apart from a couple of flashbacks, that's all there is.
I must be getting old, however, because although the gore is impressive, I was twiddling my thumbs waiting for the film to get onto the next battle. A bit more story would have done the trick I think. Something lacking here, for me at least. Not enough humour? Or story? Or characters to care about? Who knows? You'll probably want to see it anyway.
I've got to say, however, that there wasn't much story to the story of Ricky. He punches a hole in a guy's head and gets put in jail for it. In jail, he gets caught up fighting the warden, the deputy warden, and some heavy duty prisoners (one of which squashes a guy's head between his hands). Apart from a couple of flashbacks, that's all there is.
I must be getting old, however, because although the gore is impressive, I was twiddling my thumbs waiting for the film to get onto the next battle. A bit more story would have done the trick I think. Something lacking here, for me at least. Not enough humour? Or story? Or characters to care about? Who knows? You'll probably want to see it anyway.