Brubaker

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Leia S Jan 31, 2019 Change Comes Involuntarily. Brubaker Rosenberg's prison stay is exactly how it should go, an impenetrable fascism writhing against an unbiased force with of course a pinch of madness. This recipe has always worked, not for its procedure, but for the obvious tasty ingredients it is brimmed of. Yes, it overstays its welcome and feels a bit stretch over here and there, but there is a lot to look and ponder about. The meticulous gritty long sequences that it adapts to convey a messages out loud and clear is a double edge sword, since there is barely anything cinematic about it, it can be both unnerving and illuminating. The characters are stereotypical pawns as we usually see in such genre, a big bully, a corrupted cop and a rotten system run by bratty misleading leaders. But all of it can be forgiven by easily, since our protagonist is equally glorifying and worth rooting for. The whole "one man can change" theory bodes well in this narration, which the makers being aware of, makes sure that the protagonist bubbles up as the ultimate dream hero there ever was and should be. Portraying such a powerful character lies Redford's exceptional performance, where the annoyance and irritation of single minded people is expressed freely through him. In fairness, the elements of the storytelling too helps him, a few incident where the right and wrong scale is imbalanced and shucked out of the window, to makes you clench your jaw. What makes this experience jarring- and mind you not poignant, which is usually the case- is the buoyancy of the screenplay, it keeps throwing enough reasons back to makes you punch your way out of this. On that very note, Rosenberg triumphs on mapping down that emotion for us to visit blatantly on screen, Brubaker is the leader we want but we cannot get. See more

Albus W Nov 11, 2018 It seemed like the type of movie I would like, but it never really connected with me. It was slow and hard to get into. The ending was really corny. (First and only viewing - 11/11/2018) See more

George S Sep 8, 2018 While not quite launching to the status of "Shawshank" or "Green Mile", this is still among the better prison films and remains uncompromising throughout it's duration. See more

Abraham R Apr 29, 2018 I really enjoyed this film. Robert Redford's dreamy face is an added bonus.

Leia S Jan 29, 2018 Somewhat fictitious adaption from actual events of an actual idealist Brubaker played by Robert Redford himself, exposing corruption within a particular prison called Wakefield but is actually called Tucker Prison Farm. Somewhat loosely based from a book called "Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal" from Thomas O. Murton and Joe Hyams. Movie Veteran Morgan Freeman has a small guest appearance as one of the inmates. See more

Ron R Jan 29, 2018 (*Spoiler Alert*) - No Happy Ending! :-(

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