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Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
Escape From Alcatraz is a movie based on the only escape to ever occur at the isolated island prison. For those of you who've never seen it, or have never heard about the actual escape, the movie offers a very unique glimpse into the now vacant prison.
Having taken a trip to San Francisco and a tour of the prison, I've seen the cells where Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers dug their way out to freedom. Seeing how it all transpired (based on the director's view) is very interesting.
There are a few slow points throughout, but if anything, they show you just how isolated you were from anything and everything if you were serving time on the rock.
I say this about every film I've reviewed so far, and this is no different. It's not a great film by any means, but for what it's worth, it's another solid Clint Eastwood performance. If anything, the movie teaches you that you can build a raft and a life preserver out of raincoats and weld part of nail clippers to a spoon using only matches.
Escape From Alcatraz is a movie based on the only escape to ever occur at the isolated island prison. For those of you who've never seen it, or have never heard about the actual escape, the movie offers a very unique glimpse into the now vacant prison.
Having taken a trip to San Francisco and a tour of the prison, I've seen the cells where Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers dug their way out to freedom. Seeing how it all transpired (based on the director's view) is very interesting.
There are a few slow points throughout, but if anything, they show you just how isolated you were from anything and everything if you were serving time on the rock.
I say this about every film I've reviewed so far, and this is no different. It's not a great film by any means, but for what it's worth, it's another solid Clint Eastwood performance. If anything, the movie teaches you that you can build a raft and a life preserver out of raincoats and weld part of nail clippers to a spoon using only matches.