This film was well made and the acting is top notch. A classic tale about how prison can make someone worse, not better.
However, we seriously have to suspend our disbelief to make this story work, and assume these things:
1. That a first time offender on DUI resulting in a death would be put in the same prison with the most hard core, violent criminals.
2. That to survive in prison this man has no choice but to join a white supremacist gang. Seriously, that's the only option?
3. That a man who supposedly loves his family above all would deliberately sabotage multiple attempts to mitigate his sentence and get back to his life, like making a deal on the stolen weapons. Or just not killing people.
4. That a local parole officer is going to put himself in charge of a major sting operation involving thousands of weapons
However, we seriously have to suspend our disbelief to make this story work, and assume these things:
1. That a first time offender on DUI resulting in a death would be put in the same prison with the most hard core, violent criminals.
2. That to survive in prison this man has no choice but to join a white supremacist gang. Seriously, that's the only option?
3. That a man who supposedly loves his family above all would deliberately sabotage multiple attempts to mitigate his sentence and get back to his life, like making a deal on the stolen weapons. Or just not killing people.
4. That a local parole officer is going to put himself in charge of a major sting operation involving thousands of weapons