LET'S GO TO PRISON

"Nelson, where are you?"

John Lyshitski (Shepard) had been in and out of prison all his life but the career criminal doesn't play anyone accept the judge who continued sending him to jail, Nelson Biederman III. After planning revenge during his entire stretch, on his release he discovers that the judge has died three days earlier. Undeterred he decides to switch his focus to his son, Nelson Biederman IV, disgracing his father memory by getting him sent to jail.

When two actors best known for their television performances head to the silver screen you can sometimes get mixed result but can Dax Shepard and Will Arnett be different?

Best known for their roles on the TV shows 'Punk'd' and the brilliant 'Arrested Development', Dax Shepard and Will Arnett are gifted comedic actors that are now on Hollywood's radar. With Shepard already appearing in a string of movies like 'Without a Paddle', 'Zathura: A Space Adventure' and 'Employee of the Month' and Arnett turning out in 'RV' and 'Blades of Glory', the pair are starting to make some waves and rightly so but is 'Let's go to Prison' a showcase for their talents.

A prison/revenge movie, the premise is one that is set up for high jinx and laughter but the movie only delivers some of the time. For some of the time you will feel like you are in solitary confinement, suffering from no interaction with gags or laugher at all as the movie plays on the stereotypical plot points to try and amuse but there are moments were you will break free of these shackles and actually laugh. This is due to the good chemistry between Shepard and Arnett and a scene stealing performance from Chi McBride.

As John Lyshitski, a man driven by revenge against the man who sent him to prison, Dax Shepard plays the role as someone who isn't really that likeable but you will follow anyway. He is a typical career criminal who blames the system more than his own shortcomings and sees revenge against the family of the man who he his caused his years of misery in prison as his mission in life. Will Arnett's Nelson Biederman IV is very similar to many of the roles he has been asked to play since bursting into the spotlight as Gob Bluth but he does them so well. He is a spoilt brat, who just expects to inherit his father's money and live a very rich and pleasurable life, which is until Lyshitski sets his sight on revenge. Chi McBride steals the film however as Barry, the inmate that takes a real shine to Nelson and makes him his new bitch.

'Let's got to Prison' is a comedy that will raise a laugh or two but don't expect anything original. The film is worth watching for the performances of Dax Shepard, Will Arnett and especially Chi McBride but this is one that is arresting for the most part and will keep you captive until the end.