PLAIN BAD UNTIL THE VERY END

Mixing drama and comedy is always a dangerous path, especially when the movie is coming from a Asian cinematography, that tend to overact everything.  In most of the cases, the result will be obliteration of every ounce of quality, and one of those flicks is the „Miracle in Cell No.7”.

Tackling the legal fight of the little girl to prove her mentally challenged father innocent of child murder will stay in between the insufficient seriousness and constrained humor almost through the entire course of the movie. However, the closure and the last couple of scenes will elevate this strange flick a little bit, showing just a crumb of the non exploited potential it beared.

„Miracle in Cell No.7” will grant you some satisfaction if you choose to watch 'till the end, but not much of it.

MIRACLE IN CELL No.7 - 4/10

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NAIVE, BUT PRETTY INTERESTING

Spanish cinema brings us some truly original ideas, although at the very edge of probability in real life.

Script about the young cop that is forced to pretend to be a prisoner after a mutiny in a jail breaks out on his first day at work is one of those flicks that starts really slowly and unconvicingly, but manages to pick up the pace, develop some really interesting subplots along the way, only to end in a brutal and unexpected way, bearing the trademark of modern Spanish screenwriters.

Alberto Amann and Luis Tesar are really good as leads, absorbing the fact that supporting cast somewhat fails to impress (Marta Etura, Antonio Resines).

„Cell 211” deserves its chance despite its clumsy beginning.

CELDA 211 - 6/10

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