There is nothing particularly original or daring in Goyer’s script, but it features a solid set-up for Van Damme’s action antics, which are shot with unusual attention to light and composition by Russell Carpenter

Standard fare, although as far as prison yarns go, it’s certainly watchable.

Surely one of Jean-Claude van Damme's more boring outings.

The simplicity of the good cop struggling to survive on the inside, outnumbered and outgunned by bad cops and anarchists, establishes a few decent duels, while the sizable collection of antagonists line up for notable demises.