Mayor of Kingstown, starring Jeremy Renner and Dianne Wiest, follows the McLusky family, power brokers in Kingstown, Mich., where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry....
<p>为报杀妻之仇，凯尔（尚格·云顿 jean-claude van damme 饰）当庭打死了收买法官而被判无罪的凶手。事后凯尔被判终身监禁，羁押于俄罗斯的“科拉瓦维”监狱。这是一座极其腐败的监狱，监狱长不但想法设法从犯人身上搜刮钱财，而且组织罪犯进行格斗比赛来取乐和赌钱，凯尔因抵触监狱长的恶行屡次被关禁闭。面对残酷的现实，为了能够生存下去，凯尔最终参与到这场游戏当中，成为监狱里的格斗王，沦为监狱统治者谋取利益的工具。狱友比利（克里斯·莫伊尔 Chris Moir 饰）的死让迷失自我的凯尔醒悟过来，在室友“野蛮人”的帮助下，他们开始了一项复仇计划……</p>...
At the beginning of the movie a pharmacist receives an anonymous letter that threatens him of death. And the murder actually happens. Seems very simple but nothing is what it seems and the journey to the truth will be long and difficult. The book is excellent and the movie is at par with it and very faithful to the romance. Great direction. Incredible cast with Gabriele Ferzetti in his best interpretation together with the one in "C'era una volta il West" and Gianmaria Volonté simply beyond reach as always. Many other great actors. Yes I am an enthusiast 'cause there's not a word or a shot out of place in this movie and the plot is ingenious. Who is going to see this film for the first time will be taken away by the developments (the pace seems to be calm but looking in between the kinks you may realize that many things are going rapidly on). Trying to figure out what is the kernel of the happenings and the "reasons" for the murder is a very interesting exercise but it's highly unlikely for the spectator not to experience a big surprise at the end. In my opinion Elio Petri at his best (I mean at the same level of his other masterwork: La classe operaia va in Paradiso).</p>...
