: The script by Spanky Dustin Ward is packed with action clichés and highly improbable twists.

: Cop Jack Stone ( Matthew Reese ) orchestrates a violent bank robbery for one reason—to get thrown into the exact same maximum-security prison as a notorious Russian crime boss named Balam.

The plot takes the classic "undercover in prison" trope and dials up the intensity.

While the movie was heavily marketed around its secondary cast, it is a highly entertaining ride for genre fans: