Jacob is a respected family man who is at his peak of success with a great job and a beautiful wife with a son. Unfortunately things take a U-turn when he he is engaged in an accident with his car resulting in his best friend's death while driving under influence. In order to minimize his jail time he pleads guilty at court to serve 2 years in prison. He soon finds out that his problems have just begun and during his time he must make tough decisions in order to survive prison and protect the ones he loves. Shot caller is by far one of the best prison movies of all time. It is brutal yet entertaining with its raw style and dark tone. Don't expect a fairytale where everything will go as planned with a happy ending. Nicolaj Coster - Waldau from Game of Thrones does a remarkable job of making us believe that a family man can go rogue inside a prison. Direction is almost perfect going back and forth to what happened inside the prison and the reason behind Jacob's change of character. The movie is quite violent as you expect from a prison movie but it makes you think how far you would go to protect the ones you love. It has its flaws since in my opinion the move is way longer than it could have been and some characters decisions inside the jail seem excessive but I guess otherwise we wouldn't have a movie. Overall the movie is one of the best of 2017 and if you love crime movies about prisons then this is an absolute watch.
Review of Shot Caller
