Eastwood in another installment of the "man without name" series. Little is known of him other than he's dedicated, resourceful, a survivor and hates when people are treated unfairly. And as always you don't even know what will happen to him after his time at Alcatraz .And he's again great in this role.

Among the many "prison break" movies, this is certainly a good one. Even better when you realize it's a true story. It helps that they were able to film at the real island (which of course was only possible because the prison was shut down shortly after the escape). The fact that it's a true story also makes their escape much more believable. Otherwise it would be difficult to accept that they were never able to scout their entire exit route and still managed to reach the coast.

Movies of this genre share the same elements. Thus it isn't very surprising what they need to do. Countless times we have seen spoons that are used to dig, tricks to make the debris disappear and objects covering the hole. But that's okay. This movie is till exciting until the very end. And though it isn't exactly a happy ending (or is it?) I'm very satisfied to watch their escape. And I feel sorry for Butts. The movie lacks the profound philosophy of *The Shawshank Redemption* or the spectacular cinematography of *A Man escaped* though. In theory, parts of this movie also discuss serious topics like racism, friendship and the appalling state of the US penal system, but this isn't what makes *Escape from Alcatraz* worth your time. Such aspects are never discussed thoroughly.