Julie Thompson works as a clerk in a local grocery store, she tries to do the right things. Her car breaks down with a flat tire and she calls for emergency help but it will take an hour. She is outside a bar and the bartender asks one of the customers to help her since he is a mechanic. Mike Connor has been drinking a lot of beer and he’s very angry. Earlier in the day he punched his boss for accusing him of stealing tools and taking too much time on a job. He fixes Julie’s car but then attacks her, he is given a prison sentence of 10-20 years. Julie gives birth to a baby boy. She sets out to try and give her child a chance at a somewhat normal family. She forgives Mike and she visits him in prison. She is trying to explore and refine her relationships with her family, friends and also with Mike.
Julie’s father is very angry about Julie’s visits to the prison. There are some intense scenes including a prison fight, stabbings, a man is killed, prisoners rebel and the guards have rifles. A store manager nabs a kid stealing pot tarts. A man talks about killing another man. There are some instances of demeaning or slang language.
Slightly sledgehammer in it’s style and almost like a play with inexperienced actors. It also seems that the writers don’t really know what they are dealing with? Some of the scenes include misinformation about this type of crime? 3* (This movie is OK)
103 min, Drama directed by Peter Engert and written by Giovanni Igneri, Wes Halula and Peter Engert with Alexander Alonso, Carol Antoine, Stephen Baldwin, Raul Barrios, Jason Bartley, Jeff Beal, Mike Benitez, Cree Kelly, Arturo Rossi, Antoni Corone, Kim Ostrenko, David Hemphill, Ava and Olivia Tyler, Josh Randall, George Smith, Kevin A. Walton.
Note: Imdb 4.2 out of 10 with 354 reviews, Rotten Tomatoes 57% audience with 99 ratings, dove.org age 12+, 2* sex, 2*, language, 2* violence, 1* drugs, nudity and discussions about abortions, Amazon 3.4* out of 5* with 129 ratings.
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