Dog Pound
And you thought Prison Break was rough
Review
Three boys are sent to Enola Vale youth correctional centre, Montana.
Davis – Possession of narcotics with intent to resell
Angel – Grand Theft Auto
Butch – Assaulting a youth correctional officer Their characters are as follows:
Davis – The pretty boy who talks a lot about women
Butch – The psycho often seen making crazy eyes and angrily panting
Angel – Erm...he's Mexican?
For these three kids, it's like joining a new school where all the pupils are bullies and the teachers hate you. The corruption and hierarchy in the prison is quickly learnt:
Those who are on level 1 wear just black jumpers, if you behave yourself you get to wear a black polo shirt for some reason and earn special privileges. If you stand out of line, however, you are humiliated by wearing orange... f**king orange, it doesn't go with anything.
One of the polo-wearers, 'Banks' is at the top of the ladder. He is so gormless-looking and such a twat that you just want to punch him in the face, which makes it all the more satisfying when...he is punched in the face, several times.
The testosterone and pent-up rage constantly builds throughout the prison, not just the delinquents themselves, but the officers as well. Aggression is off loaded here and there making for highly shocking viewing, leading up to a riotous crescendo in the final scene.
The graphic imagery does well to cement the mood of the film including a point where Butch is in solitary confinement and drowns a cockroach with his spit. Butch is played by Adam Butcher, who perfects the character of an absolute mentalist aiming to destroy the system. If you desperately seek protagonists in films, you may find it difficult to spot one in 'Dog Pound', but Butch might close enough.
There was a sigh of relief from the room when the credits rolled, solely because for the last 15 minutes everyone held their breath. This is an extremely violent and harrowing watch. Good melancholic soundtrack too. It's nice (yes, nice) to see a concise 90 minute film, meaning that your attention doesn't waver and you can get home at a reasonable hour.
If we had to punch a number of guys to demonstrate the rating of 'Dog Pound', we would punch 7. The other 3 would get away.
Dog Pound is out in cinemas on Friday 27th August.
Davis – Possession of narcotics with intent to resell
Angel – Grand Theft Auto
Butch – Assaulting a youth correctional officer Their characters are as follows:
Davis – The pretty boy who talks a lot about women
Butch – The psycho often seen making crazy eyes and angrily panting
Angel – Erm...he's Mexican?
For these three kids, it's like joining a new school where all the pupils are bullies and the teachers hate you. The corruption and hierarchy in the prison is quickly learnt:
Those who are on level 1 wear just black jumpers, if you behave yourself you get to wear a black polo shirt for some reason and earn special privileges. If you stand out of line, however, you are humiliated by wearing orange... f**king orange, it doesn't go with anything.
One of the polo-wearers, 'Banks' is at the top of the ladder. He is so gormless-looking and such a twat that you just want to punch him in the face, which makes it all the more satisfying when...he is punched in the face, several times.
The testosterone and pent-up rage constantly builds throughout the prison, not just the delinquents themselves, but the officers as well. Aggression is off loaded here and there making for highly shocking viewing, leading up to a riotous crescendo in the final scene.
The graphic imagery does well to cement the mood of the film including a point where Butch is in solitary confinement and drowns a cockroach with his spit. Butch is played by Adam Butcher, who perfects the character of an absolute mentalist aiming to destroy the system. If you desperately seek protagonists in films, you may find it difficult to spot one in 'Dog Pound', but Butch might close enough.
There was a sigh of relief from the room when the credits rolled, solely because for the last 15 minutes everyone held their breath. This is an extremely violent and harrowing watch. Good melancholic soundtrack too. It's nice (yes, nice) to see a concise 90 minute film, meaning that your attention doesn't waver and you can get home at a reasonable hour.
If we had to punch a number of guys to demonstrate the rating of 'Dog Pound', we would punch 7. The other 3 would get away.
Dog Pound is out in cinemas on Friday 27th August.
