Fresh
Holds its ground as a mid-budget Hollywood knockoff.
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune
Mean Machine
It's Not Just About Football, It's About Pride Inside!
2001 · 1h 39m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Barry Skolnick
Overview
Disgraced ex-England football 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. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
34%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A likably energetic star vehicle for English sports god Vinnie Jones.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
It's still a hoot, sports cliches, prison movie cliches and all.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
Another incomprehensible trash explosion from the Guy Ritchie school of cinematic slugfests.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh
It's mildly entertaining, especially if you find comfort in familiarity. But it's hardly a necessary enterprise.
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
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