Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great script, acting, and rebellious spirit and vibe.

Amazing quality to an American Classic. Watching the film in its original format with amazing clarity at an unheard of price. Best buy for the dollar.

Paul Newman and the cast all have strong performances in this classic movie!

A great movie to watch, seen it a few times and I still enjoy it!

Good movie, the story goes slow but it´s good... if you like old movies, go for it!

It is a good but not great movie. Shows how one inmate is determined to ruin his life.

After seeing the theatrical poster in Monty's apartment in the film '25th Hour' with Edward Norton, I had always wanted to see CHL. I've seen it a couple of times by now and still enjoy it. It's basically about a dude going to jail for ripping off parking meters for fun while intoxicated, going to jail, escaping, going back to jail, escaping again and getting caught again, then presumably going to someplace worse or just back to jail again. If you like classics set in the south about a young man with nothing to lose, you should check it out. The blu-ray looks pretty good, but the HD version they show on TV as long as they don't crop it, which is what most cable stations have been doing, essentially destroying the film, is not bad either. I also did not explore any bonus features, so if you can catch the film on TV then do that and if you enjoy it then buy the blu-ray.

I love this movie so much. It's just one of those films that makes you happy. Perfect screenplay, performances that stay with you forever, if you haven't seen this film please do yourself a favor and pick it up. Blu-ray if you have the equiptment or DVD if you don't.

I saw this movie years ago and loved it. Paul Newman made so many great movies that he should have won Oscars for and yet he never won until The Color of Money which I thought was just ok. I like to compare Newman with Pacino so many nominations yet never won except 1...... not fair!!!!!