Hey 3.5 readers. BQB here.
I don’t know if this will be much of a review. Just that I have been on a Clint Eastwood movie kick lately. He is one of my favorites and I only got to know him as an actor when he was old. When he was young, he was so cool. Shame what age does to us, though I suppose in many ways, he has retained his coolness.
“Escape from Alcatraz” is based on the real life escape by Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) from the legendary prison. In many ways, it is the same old prison story, though now I wonder if this wasn’t the film that started all the other prison movies.
Clint as Morris gets hassled by a pervert, makes friends, gets upset when one of his pals is wronged and ultimately, figures out an escape plan. They do forget to elaborate on the evil doings that got him locked up in the first place. Ironically, the escape plan mirrors the plan that happened in real life and as shown in Showtime’s recent “Escape at Dannemora.” One wonders if those inmates had seen this film.
Good movie and a running theme in Clint movies is that he is tough and stands up for himself. He doesn’t start shit but doesn’t accept it when shit is slung at him.
STATUS: Shelf-worthy.
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