american me represent negative represent in all fairness i have to admit i be expect more of a gang picture ( albeit a serious one ) with mexican overtone rather than a straightforward prison drama . american me be a straightforward prison drama . nobody in this film emote and pass the k y jelly cause there be more guy on guy action in this movie than in the men room at a sex in the city wrap party . add in the bathroom or drug smuggling scene and you may be squirm in your seat for more reason than a slow pace . in addition a lot of old actor can play character in their twenty . even those that have obvious hairline issue ( see the late porky movie ) seem to pull it off . edward james olmos be one man who should never even try . he look like he be bear fifty . he also play the lead with the charisma of a sullen rock . in addition to the miscasting and sodomy american me suffers from serious script issue . it simply take at face value the character contention that they be king of the world . they be not . it be one thing for the character themselves to be misguide ( a they be most certainly be ) but the movie itself seem not to realize what big loser these guy be . sure they be king of the cellblock . hurrah and that like be vote carny of the month . a good first 45 minute or so quickly melt into underacted pathos ( nobody emote in this movie and cause they be all tough guy see . ) and misguide plot twist ( the whole take on the mob bit be horribly do ) . the movie just keep get bad and bad . oh and olmos character write poetry . really bad rhyme poetry . yup poetry and anal sex and american me be one makeover away from it own bravo series .