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[Highly rated reviewer]

Much better than I expected

I simply do not understand the poor reviews for this movie, “it was boring” wrong it actually had some meaning and was at least vaguely believable “I switched it off after 20mins” how can you review it then – people like you ruin the review system. I have watched 3 or 4 movies with Ice T and I must admit they are generally poor, slow paced, poor acting and zero budget but Tracks was much better than I expected. Tracks is a real life drama based on true events about a group of boys who make a huge mistake whist joking around nearby to some rail tracks. The story follows one of these boys as he is sentenced to 5 years in a maximum-security adult prison, as you witness the harsh realities of prison life you learn more about the background of the imprisoned youngster, beaten by his father and haunted by memories of his sad childhood. The film is not a high action fast paced thriller, it is not typical of an Ice T movie, it is a drama that moves along slowly but effectively, both my wife an I stayed glued to film and although we probably would not watch the movie again would happily recommend it to people not too upset by some rather violent prison scenes. The budget is certainly low and the support acting very average but Chris Gunn is excellent as the lead as the movie paints a disturbingly true picture of a not so uncommon occurrence. There are elements of the hit movie Sleepers about the film, of course without the profile cast and big budget. Not a bad movie at all 3 stars and closing in on 4 stars, not as good as Ondskan, now that is a top quality real life drama.

My Mum Always Said To Never Play Near The Tracks

This is at best an average drama that loosely at times fails to deliver any real depth or story and excitement. The main jest of the story is that a kid gets jailed for killing a guy by accident and then his life is examined in jails and then he has many ups and downs throughout that experience. The characters are in my view the best aspect about this film with Ice-T producing the most realistic and engaging performance in the whole film and he is a musical artist? The movie at times just feels really silly and pointless; some of the scenes in particular with the bad acting just don’t do the situation any favours. It’s really a cheap film that not many people have seen and there is a reason, it just isn’t very good. The main lead is at times very well drawn out but then the film lets itself down (when he is late going back to sign on). It’s a film that you should watch if you really have nothing else to keep to entertained, its half entertaining and half mentally dull. The best thing about this movie is Ice-T and that’s saying something!!

3 out of 5 stars