i be a fan of both drug and prison movie so when i be recommend this movie i have some pretty high expectation . i read a lot of review on here and it seem that people felt this be an accurate portrayal of prison life . i have never be to prison but i highly doubt that many of the event that happen in the movie could occur in prison . the one specific scene that i be talk about be the near riot . the other problem i have with this movie be the overuse of latino term . i understand that these term be use in real life but every other word be essay ( sp ) or home . this wouldn not have be such an issue if the movie at least have some action between long draw out conversation . the action be few and far between and i find myself doze off many time . the thing that bother me with this movie be the lack of a score . there be little to no background music to set the tone of a scene . this leave the movie with a ton of awkward silence with the actor stand just make a silly facial expression for minute at a time . so if you be look for an action fill drug movie i would look elsewhere but if you be look for a way to waste 2 hour of your day i would recommend american me .