"Animal Factory" is a plodding journeyman drama about prison life, uncommonly tame as prison flicks go. The film focuses on the Defoe character, a long time inmate who "owns this jail", and his relationships with other inmates, prison employees, and especially a new pretty boy convict played by Furlong. The film is technically okay, artistically nothing special, well cast and acted, with a the story which paints an apparently honest picture of prison life from prison politics to unspoken/unwritten codes, etc. A worthy effort and an okay watch for those with an interest in prison flicks.
Review of Animal Factory
