Some of the adult characters are more sympathetic and less two dimensional than the original film but the main plot lines are remarkable similar, depressing that the writers could not have more creative though that is hardly unique in films being produced in last ten years. The main theme revolving around adolescent males' alienation and general response of society to simply shut problem kids away should be of concern to us all, we keep repeating the same mistake over and over again however this film is soulless as its just comes across as a documentary without attempting to put forward a vision for a way forward. The original film was ground breaking as its exposed a particular problem with the Borstal (UK) system maybe this American version was meant to throw light on a similar problem in the US however its lack of originality raises a suspicion that its simply an exploitation piece instead of social commentary. Funding and making independent films is hard enough so it's almost criminal writers plagiarise other peoples work.
Review of Dog Pound
