Cellmates (2012)

67% of critics liked it
(6 reviews)
39% want to see it
(54 ratings)

Worlds collide when hardened Ku Klux Klansman Leroy Lowe (Tom Sizemore) and Mexican field laborer Emilio (Hector Jimenez) are forced to share a prison cell. The unlikely relationship takes an unexpected turn when the chatty Emilio slowly chips away at Leroy's gruff exterior in writer/director Jesse… More Worlds collide when hardened Ku Klux Klansman Leroy Lowe (Tom Sizemore) and Mexican field laborer Emilio (Hector Jimenez) are forced to share a prison cell. The unlikely relationship takes an unexpected turn when the chatty Emilio slowly chips away at Leroy's gruff exterior in writer/director Jesse Baget's offbeat buddy comedy which also stars Stacy Keach, Kevin Farley and Olga Segura. -- (C) Official Site

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: Jesse Baget
Written By: Jesse Baget, Stefania Moscato
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 1, 2012 Limited
Studio: Cavu Pictures

Critic Reviews

Ernest Hardy, Village Voice
It's all grimly, predictably plotted without ever once being interesting.
Phil Hall, Film Threat
The real fun here comes from Stacy Keach as a warden who tries (and fails) to instill a mania for potato farming on his highly skeptical prisoners.
Calum Marsh, Slant Magazine
The film offers Tom Sizemore the perfect opportunity to prove himself worthy of a comeback. Alas, he fails spectacularly.
Betty Jo Tucker, ReelTalk Movie Reviews
A clever comedy filled with satirical humor and perceptive social commentary.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The modest offbeat comedy gently spoofs racism.
Tony Macklin, tonymacklin.net
Cellmates is an indie film that shouldn't work. And at times it doesn't, but at other times it has an offbeat integrity that engages.