You had to find God to get over your guilt. Ruthless Donny taunts Lester by asking, “Got yourself born again in prison?” “I found God, yes,” the death-row inmate replies. The “good guys” conclude that God exists, is worth trusting with our destiny, and is willing to forgive mistakes (though Christ, the mechanism of that loving, sacrificial forgiveness, is never mentioned). Spiritual content: Apart from the level of violence allowed to slip in under a PG-13 rating, the only surprise in this film was the amount of time spent talking about God and the afterlife. Sascha also quips, “Hitchhiking is dangerous didn’t your mom ever tell you that?” In the end, despite being the only one aware of the location of the missing gold, Sascha elects to bring in the authorities instead of taking it for himself. Without regard for his own safety, Sascha executes a death-defying stunt or two in order to rescue Justice McPherson. He says of her, “She was the best part of me.” To their credit, the inmates fight on behalf of the justice system that put them behind bars because it’s the right thing to do. Positive elements: Sascha still wears his wedding ring, clinging to the memory of his late wife. This is an action movie all about explosions, random gunfire (more rounds get spent here than during the Gulf War), ridiculous stunts, bone-crunching hand-to-hand combat, an annoying rap/metal soundtrack, a high body count and unflattering portrayals of women. Meanwhile, the prisoners get out and are-since most of the guards have been killed-the only ones left to help Sascha save the day.To spend too much time on plot points is to miss the point of Half Past Dead. So the diabolical Donny (doesn’t that name just strike fear in your heart?) and his team take hostage a visiting Supreme Court Justice in order to procure another ride. Their plans hit a snag when their getaway chopper takes a header into a cell block. So while Lester and Sascha chew the fat about the existence of God and moving toward a bright light, the bad guys bust in. Sascha finds himself smack dab in the middle of the conflict since Lester-the dead man walking-has made a last request that he get to discuss Sascha’s near-death experience with him. But this very personal case (the mobster killed Sascha’s wife) takes a back seat to an emerging situation at the prison.A greedy, disgruntled bureaucrat and his heavily armed team of commandos storms Alcatraz in an attempt to force a death-row inmate to tell where he hid $200 million in gold bars. He hopes to finish the job he started by being incarcerated alongside baddie “buddy” Nick (played by popular rapper Ja Rule) and gaining crucial dirt on a crime boss. Medics revive Sascha and he resumes his deep cover, now as an inmate on newly opened Alcatraz island. Corral-style shootout, FBI agent Sascha Petrosevitch eats enough lead to be clinically dead for 22 minutes. During an undercover assignment that dissolves into an O.K.
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