Many reasons were cited for its failure at the time, including competition from films such as Pulp Fiction and Forrest Gump, to the general unpopularity of prison films, lack of female characters, and even the title, which was considered to be confusing for audiences.
Naquel momento citáronse varios motivos para explicar este feito, incluíndo a competición de filmes de éxito comercial como Pulp Fiction e Forrest Gump, a pouca popularidade dos filmes de temática penitenciaria, a falta de personaxes femininas e incluso o propio título do filme, xa que se consideraba confuso para a audiencia.