Storyline
Disgraced ex-England captain (Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan) is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. These prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards. The prisoners are lead by Danny and the whole of the prison, guards aside, are behind them.
Directors
Cast
Jason Statham, David Hemmings, Geoff Bell, Vinnie Jones, Jason Flemyng, Danny Dyer, Vas Blackwood, Elwin 'Chopper' David, Ralph Brown, Jamie Sives, Stephen Walters, Robbie Gee, Adam Fogerty, John Forgeham, Sally Phillips, David Kelly, Martin Wimbush, Andrew Grainger, Nicholas Moss, David Reid, David Cropman, Tim Perrin, Paul Mari, Rocky Marshall
Trailer
Reviews
88
A likably energetic star vehicle for English sports god Vinnie Jones.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Guy Ritchie, who started out as such an innovator in "Lock, Stock, etc.," seems to have headed directly for reliable generic conventions as a producer. But they are reliable, and have become conventions for a reason: They work. Mean Machine is what it is, and very nicely, too.
70
Mean Machine may not have the resonance to linger in the memory affectionately as "The Longest Yard" does, but it plays well, with a fast pace and plenty of punch.
50
New York Daily News
In Mean Machine, soccer is pretty much an excuse to watch a bunch of grown men smashing their heads together. Which, come to think of it, may be enough.
50
Miami Herald
Disappointingly straightforward remake.
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