NahuelHuapi Is not an everyday thing (specially with my supernatural taste in movies) to stumble with a movie SO realistic, so true. The number that resumes this movie doesn't has to mean anything to you because, and you need to have this present in your mind in every second, I prefer and always will prefer fantastic movies with things that can't happen in real life not even in a thousand years. There are some other people that prefers real movies, elements which you can relate with. I don't and that's why I won't give a 10 or a 9 to this movie. What I can say, is that if I'd be one of those people who prefer real instead of unreal, this movie would definitely be on the top 15 best films. Raw, hash, thug, that's what this movie is about. According to the director and other guys involved on the making of this movie, they were trying to recreate exactly how prisons are in England, and you believe it. I don't fell sorrow or anything (if i lived there, I would) but it makes you think for a moment and it makes you imagine how would you react on a situation like that one. Anyway, It's a great film but also a long one. The end is excellent, the development too; the Indie-movie air is always present throughout the entire movie; the acting is great, one of the best things, and that's pretty much It. For those who love realistic movies, they will really enjoy this one; for those of us who love unrealistic movies, we will also enjoy this but not as much as the other guys. 7/10.

Michael Radny The prison scene has been done to death now, but this original piece, or should I say masterpiece, has given a new light to the genre. Starred Up is a prison drama which focuses on a father and son relationship whilst giving us the usual gritty prison violence and abuse. There is never a dull moment in this movie and everything feels realistic or as realistic as it can be for someone whose never experienced prison. Nothing feels forced, no stereotypical metaphors and the clichés are kept to a minimum. Glorious filmmaking, glorious story and a glorious acting cast. Starred Up takes my vote as the greatest prison drama ever made and that's over The Shawshank Redemption which looks like play school compared to this.

AlexanderExtazy I always voted for UK film productions, and this is one tiny example of the many that are out there.Starred up is a wicked movie that explores the prison system of the United Kingdom.By the time you're done watching the movie you can certainly spot out differences between American and UK prison systems; especially if you had studied them in full depth (in sociological matters to be precise).Overall, the acting from all characters was remarkable and I really got a sense of being in a UK prison just by watching the movie.The directing of the film is extraordinary; a jolly good job to them Britannic artists.

Theo Robertson Jack O' Connell seems to be the rising star of cinema at the moment . Starring in the critically acclaimed British thriller '71 he went on to star n the Oscar bait big budget Hollywood movie UNBROKEN . With this earlier film from last year STARRED UP we see the film that brought O'Connell to the publics attention where he plays imprisoned violent thug Eric Lee Now I'm sure Jackie boy is a great guy in real life and is more than a little embarrassed about all the hype involving his rise to stardom and this is one of the many problems with STARRED UP- it's difficult to buy in to the brutal nihilistic persona of Love as played by O'Connoll . Okay I'm the first to stick my hand up and say I'm prejudiced by Alan Clarks 1979 film SCUM which is the be all and end of all of British prison cinema and SCUM gave birth to the legend that is Ray Winstone . Even watching SCUM in 2015 where Winstone is a national institution you're never aware that it's a well known actor playing a character called Carline - Carling is Carling a well rounded individual who exists in the real world . You never get the same feeling with Love or any of the other characters who you are painfully aware are merely plot devices played by thespian luvvies in a rather clichéd film with an obvious redemption plot at its heart and no amount of shouting "FAHK" and "KANT" can change this and it's a very poor showing from director David MacKenzie and screenwriter Johnathan Asser leave no stone unturned in the cliché stakes . What makes it even worse is the ridiculous ending which jars with the rest of the film . Okay it wasn't a great film up till this point but was relatively consistent and did try to emulate realist tones but the whole film collapses due to over the top and very silly ending . One can understand O Connell getting a lot of praise for his role by some critics there's little else to praise