A glorious slice of slam- bang crypto- fascist trash, reducing a group of ‘ordinary’ guys off the street to the status either of ‘prisoners’ or ‘guards’, in a dramatic film inspired by the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment of 1971. It’s hard to say how seriously director Oliver Hirschbiegel takes any of this, but as the contrivances pile up and the plot twists itself into delirious knots it’s impossible not to get dragged along for the ride.
by Tom Huddleston | Source: DVD
15 Mar 2006 8:38 AM | Submit Comment
