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Doing Hard Time Reviews

2004

50
from 1241 members

A father is thrown into prison after trying to avenge his son's death. Read more

Starring	Boris Kodjoe, Michael K. Williams, Sticky Fingaz, Jazsmin Lewis
Director	Preston A. Whitmore II
Genres	Drama

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- - 4
  - 1
  Laughable
  
  I'll give you an example to demonstrate how utterly senseless this film is: Everybody in the prison knows that father wants to waste kid-killer. Yet in the ... read more »
  
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  - a customer
  - Leicester
  - 22 May 2005 at 23:06
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- - 0
  - 0
  satisfactory good
  
  good family orientation and satisfactory film. good for the occassion
  
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- - a customer
  - Woodford Green
  - 08 Dec 2008 at 15:06
- - 0
  - 0
  Almost very good
  
  There's an intense, brooding quality to this film which assists immeasurably its attempt to depict a society where violence and corruption are ingrained at ... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 28 Jun 2008 at 11:07
- - 0
  - 0
  What do you think?
  
  Not your ususal 'run of the mill' revenge movie won't give away the storyline - watch and see and let others know what you think!
  
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- 392066
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  - West Midlands
  - 05 Dec 2006 at 15:29
- - 0
  - 0
  it is like having a disel when your mates have F1's
  
  it is like having a disel when your mates have F1's, it seems very slow.watching this film was as pointless as a blunt pencil.The ending did not work at all... read more »
  
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- - Friend Knows Best
  - England
  - 14 Jan 2006 at 11:20
- - 2
  - 0
  Not Good
  
  This film trys to be a really hard hitting film, and just comes off terrible with no real point to it. The scene at the end is terrible.
  
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- 346020
- - Beefcake01
  - northamptonshire
  - 12 Sep 2005 at 15:53
- - 0
  - 0
  Grim viewing
  
  This is one of the worst prison dramas I've ever seen. A stupid plot played out by second rate actors, with the end result about as dramatic as eating ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Birmingham, England
  - 29 Jun 2005 at 11:43
- - 2
  - 0
  The start of something
  
  It's a shame that this was such a low budget film as the plot and acting is of a high quality. This is a film where everyone involved will be going onto ... read more »
  
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  - Koppert
  - 257 reviews
  - Scarborough
  - 26 May 2005 at 08:57
- - 4
  - 1
  Laughable
  
  I'll give you an example to demonstrate how utterly senseless this film is: Everybody in the prison knows that father wants to waste kid-killer. Yet in the ... read more »
  
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- 106359
- - a customer
  - Leicester
  - 22 May 2005 at 23:06
- - 0
  - 2
  The title of this film....
  
  sums up how you will feel sat at home watching it. Avoid at all costs.
  
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- - a customer
  - West Yorkshire, England
  - 16 May 2005 at 16:54
- - 2
  - 1
  Doing Hard Time - V Good
  
  Very good film. A bit violent, but not unecessary, as it adds to the plot of the story.
  
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- - CaramelUK
  - South - East
  - 10 May 2005 at 14:05
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- - 4
  - 1
  Laughable
  
  I'll give you an example to demonstrate how utterly senseless this film is: Everybody in the prison knows that father wants to waste kid-killer. Yet in the ... read more »
  
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- 106359
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Leicester
  - 22 May 2005 at 23:06
- - 2
  - 0
  The start of something
  
  It's a shame that this was such a low budget film as the plot and acting is of a high quality. This is a film where everyone involved will be going onto ... read more »
  
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- 335937
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Koppert
  - 257 reviews
  - Scarborough
  - 26 May 2005 at 08:57
- - 2
  - 0
  Not Good
  
  This film trys to be a really hard hitting film, and just comes off terrible with no real point to it. The scene at the end is terrible.
  
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- 346020
- - Beefcake01
  - northamptonshire
  - 12 Sep 2005 at 15:53
- - 2
  - 1
  Cracking prison film
  
  I enjoy watching prison films. This is a cracker about a young father wanting to get revenge on the murderers of his only son. He ends up (convieniently) in the... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cornwall
  - 03 Mar 2005 at 17:31
- - 2
  - 1
  Doing Hard Time - V Good
  
  Very good film. A bit violent, but not unecessary, as it adds to the plot of the story.
  
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- 135244
- - CaramelUK
  - South - East
  - 10 May 2005 at 14:05
- - 0
  - 0
  Awful
  
  This has to be the worst prison film ever! so bad we turned off rather than sit through any more.
  
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- 83665
- - a customer
  - Bristol
  - 21 Mar 2005 at 13:43
- - 0
  - 0
  Grim viewing
  
  This is one of the worst prison dramas I've ever seen. A stupid plot played out by second rate actors, with the end result about as dramatic as eating ... read more »
  
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- 118910
- - a customer
  - Birmingham, England
  - 29 Jun 2005 at 11:43
- - 0
  - 0
  it is like having a disel when your mates have F1's
  
  it is like having a disel when your mates have F1's, it seems very slow.watching this film was as pointless as a blunt pencil.The ending did not work at all... read more »
  
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- 193920
- - Friend Knows Best
  - England
  - 14 Jan 2006 at 11:20
- - 1
  - 1
  It's alright, I guess
  
  There was nothing great about this movie although a few scenes did catch my interest. The ending was ludicrous.
  
  A man deliberately gets himself ... read more »
  
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- - MilkyMocha
  - Kent
  - 15 Mar 2005 at 11:21
- - 0
  - 0
  It felt like a 20 year stretch!
  
  Totally b-movie style fare, this one. It lasted about 15 minutes before the eject button came into effect. I prefer to watch Dick van Dyke and his assorted ... read more »
  
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- 329186
- - merkogee
  - London
  - 01 Apr 2005 at 14:56

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