Why do people hate this movie so much?

Personally, I like the movie. The story/story-telling was great. I did read the book as well. I like the whole courtroom drama aspect of it. I like that they got their revenge in that was as opposed to going all vigilante and killing all of the guards. They did that with Nokes, which I thought worked and was well-deserved. The whole staging the trial angle and getting their revenge more subtly was better than just straight-up revenge. The four of them walk away from it without any implications while the guards all pay for what they did. Two of them dying, one in jail, the other exposed because the truth about him came out. Plus, Rizzo's brother got closure on his brother's death after all those years. And then it hits you harder when you find out that after all that, John and Tommy still end up dead.

Every movie has its flaws, of course. And this story particularly has some controversy due to the is it true/is it not argument. But in my opinion, I think it's well crafted. To each their own though.

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