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Condition Red (1995)
Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki ("LA Without a Map"/"Sound of Brazil"), brother of acclaimed filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki, directs this gritty realistic but overblown prison film from a screenplay by Andre Degas. James Russo plays troubled Philadelphia prison guard Dan Cappelli, just transferred to the women's side because of his history of violence to the inmates. He is seduced by sexy female inmate Gidell (Cynda Williams) and becomes involved in a sexual relationship with the hard-edged temperamental professional singer doing time while protecting her rotten boyfriend Angel (James Calderon) by not ratting him out for money laundering.
| Release Date: | December 8th, 1995 |
| Running Time: | 83 minutes |
| Directed By: |  | Mika Kaurismäki |
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I first saw Cynda Williams in One False Move and i was hooked. She is a raving beauty and can act too. Naturally, I grabbed this DVD as soon as I could.
Unfortunately, like Greed, it didn't live up to the potential.
The main problem was the lack of real support for Williams. James Russo (you might remember him as Mikey...
(complete Condition Red review by Movie Addict)
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