▁reviews ▁not ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 . 8 ▁starts ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 , ▁for ▁an ▁overall ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 6 % ▁on ▁the ▁tom at ometer ▁to ▁be ▁positive . ▁▁ ▁Crit ics ▁on ▁Y ahoo ! M ov ies ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁overall ▁grade ▁of ▁C - ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁users ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁overall ▁B - ▁grade . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁an ▁overall ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁reviews ▁from ▁ 1 3 ▁critics ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Re ader ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times . ▁ ▁Among st ▁the ▁negative ▁comments ▁given , ▁critics ▁target ed ▁Da ▁Br at ' s ▁narr ation , ▁the ▁cast ' s ▁acting ▁skills , ▁and ▁the ▁indirect ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁issue ▁of ▁explo itation . ▁They ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁this ▁film ▁is ▁too ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁films ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁film m akers ▁do ▁a ▁bad ▁job ▁of ▁foc using ▁the ▁audience ' s ▁attention ▁the ▁main ▁issue ▁of ▁prison ▁explo itation ▁by ▁instead ▁purs uing ▁the ▁in m ates ’ ▁reven ge ▁against ▁Cl if ton ▁Pow ell ' s ▁character , ▁De ase . ▁▁ ▁While ▁some ▁cast ▁members ▁have ▁positive ▁performances , ▁critics ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁mask ed ▁by ▁the ▁over act ing ▁by ▁other ▁characters . ▁▁ ▁Crit ics ▁were ▁also ▁bother ed ▁by ▁the ▁narr ation