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12/30/06
Mean Machine (2002)
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Reviews Counted:56
Fresh:19
Rotten:37
Average Rating:4.9/10
Consensus: Despite some genuine wit, this crowd pleaser is filled with too many cliches.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In this remake of THE LONGEST YARD, Robert Aldrich's 1974 Burt Reynolds prison tale concerning inmates who organize themselves into a football team and compete against the guards, British director... [More]
Starring: Vinnie Jones, David Kelly, David Hemmings, Ralph Brown
Director: Barry Skolnick
Reviews for Mean Machine
Top CriticThe screenplay makes the best of its source material, and offers us some genuine wit.
01/20/02
It's guaranteed to make you laugh... but whether that's at it or with it is a matter of taste.
01/09/02
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06/20/02
Circumscribed on one side by its American precursor and on the other by the Ritchie style that Skolnick slavishly imitates.
02/27/02
... a polished and relatively sincere piece of escapism.
02/26/02
It's mildly entertaining, especially if you find comfort in familiarity. But it's hardly a necessary enterprise.
03/09/02
Worth a look as a curiosity.
03/01/02
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04/05/02
Mean Machine's tale of a disgraced soccer star who takes charge of a prison team benefits from solid pacing and acting.
02/23/02
Top CriticThis amiable picture talks tough, but it's all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as Greenfingers ...
02/22/02
Jones ... does offer a brutal form of charisma.
01/09/02
Top CriticA fairly enjoyable mixture of Longest Yard ... and the 1999 Guy Ritchie caper Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
03/08/02
... a lot of fun.
03/04/02
Holds its ground as a mid-budget Hollywood knockoff.
07/20/02
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