Senteur
As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
Humbersi
The first must-see film of the year.
Cissy Évelyne
It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
mistoppi
I chose to watch this movie because of three different factors. First, Will Arnett is in it. Second, it's directed by Bob Odenkirk, while I know practically nothing about his directing, his name still made me interested. But the third and final reason that made me watch Let's Go To Prison was that it seemed extremely stupid. It's always refreshing to watch stupid comedies.But was this comedy stupid? To be honest, it could've been stupider. The plot was actually pretty sly. The writing amazed me, not because it was that brilliant, but mostly because I was expecting something so much worse. It actually was pretty fun to listen to the dialogue, and it sometimes was even clever. Also certain plot twists were no easy to predict, and the movie was so much fun. I felt ashamed of how many inappropriate things felt funny in this film.Also this movie has the perfect ending. There's clever twist and then the last setting feels idyllic.The story was told in an interesting way. First-person narrative is always pretty interesting in a movie, especially when the movie is based on a book. You can't use all the narrative used in the novel, so what do you pick? The writers of this movie sure knew how to pick the exact right lines and nothing more, nothing less. Also there were a lot of fun effects used, mostly the cinematography: zooming, angles and such.Let's Go to Prison feels weirdly fresh. The idea feels used, but the movie itself feels different from the typical movies of this genre. It was a lot different from what I expected, a lot funnier and a lot cleverer. I think I actually liked this movie.
dworldeater
This film is based on a book called You're Going To Prison by Jim Hogshire and is a common sense survival guide for life in the big house that has toilet wine recipes and lets you know your chance of getting raped are very good. The film is a little more lighthearted, but still is very funny. There is a lot of truth in this film though and the statistical information is actually quite accurate. Let's Go To Prison centers on our white trash hero John Lyshitsky(Dax Shepard) who has been in and out of prison since he was 8 years old and wants to get even with the judge who put him there. He soon finds an opportunity to do so via his son Nelson Biederman The 4th(Will Arnett). John then takes action to make sure Nelly gets the proper treatment. Our cast here let the good times roll with beatdowns, bad food and Eskimo kisses. While prison time is no laughing matter, Let's Go To Prison is actually a very funny and memorable film. If you enjoyed Bad Santa, you should give this a go as I find the tone and humor in both films are similar.
FlashCallahan
John Lyshitski is a car stealing slacker, with a drug problem, and has been to prison so many times, he knows both staff and cons by their first names. Being in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in possession of the wrong car, he's been deemed a lost cause in the eyes of everyone else. When the heartless judge, who has been behind most of his sentences dies, John decides to ruin the man's legacy by having the judge's only son thrown in prison along with him. Here, he learns a lesson the hard way: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. But has John gone too far in the payback department......The two lead actors are usually good, Arnett especially, and Shepherd has that strange watchable factor, but this film really hits a low for comedy movies.There is no real plot to speak of, it's just an excuse for an endless stream of toilet humour and homosexual references that were not funny when American Pie came out.Admittedly, McBride is the saving grace in this, he has a good presence and one or two funny lines, but he cannot save the smugness of Shepherd, looking like he owns the movie, he grated on me in this.So all in all, it's a failure, and when a comedy fails to make you laugh, you know you're trouble.And what was Michael Shannon thinking?
billpappas-1
I usually don't care for prison movies but this one has me hooked. Every time I come across it on HBO, maybe half way through, I have to watch it again. The casting is perfect from the principles to the guards and other inmates. Even the judge was fun to watch. Will Arnett is great as the spoiled rich guy out of his element. Dax Shepherd is also great with his sophisticated narration despite his stoner persona. Chi McBride is fun to watch his seductive moves and then his transformation as a rich heir to Will's estate. The movie has a realist look and feel and at the same time is absurd and improbable: a good formula. Each scene is so well crafted. The editing removed any unnecessary filler that might slow the pace. There are no scenes that I would leave the room to get a beer and miss anything. The humor is not laugh out loud funny but very clever and satisfying. Arnett's facial expressions are worthy of some kind of award. I don't know how he did it. He really had to let go of looking good.All in all, an enjoyable, off beat, pleasant surprise of a movie. I pester my friends to watch it.
