Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen, Stuart Wilson
Robbins is sent to prison for the assassination of his general officer, a prison you only get out of when you die. Since nobody ever gets out of the prison, nobody knows how the prison is like. The pr...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 28, 1998
Stats: 237 reviews
This came out the same time as Fortress, the later is a much better film but this works as a modern B-movie action film.
Classic Action flick!!! I wish they still made movies like this. fun action with rare performances
Fun, action packed 90's movie that was overlooked and under appreciated. The story is about a highly decorated Army cadet who assassinates his general officer for moralistic reasons. His punishment is life in prison on a deserted island called "Absolom" where the deadliest of p...( read more)
The "futuristic apocalyptic prison" thing has been done to death. This one is more of the same, but not that badly done actually. Ray Liotta can be fun to watch from time to time.
Don't be fooled by Ray Liotaa's presence; this was one of his more dubious career choices. A dumb and pointless prison based Mad Max rip-off that's a bit crap, really.
Liotta is strong here, and Lance Heinreksen is having a ball, but the movie never took off for me. The sets looked unconvincing, and the plot was soo predictable and nothing surprised, and the few action scenes weren't handles nearly as well as director Martin Campbell is capable.
well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie......i think that kevin dillon, ernie hudson, ray liotta, lance henriksen, stuart wilson play good roles/parts throughout this ...( read more)
el 2022 en aquel entonces parecía tan lejano y la idea de un lugar como Absolom era totalmente posible y muy entretenido
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I thought that this was a good movie....wild and with lot of action in it.......
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