YMMV / Brawl in Cell Block 99

• Fridge Horror: The abortionist, who can dismember a child in the womb and allow it to be born, is mentioned to come from Korea. Care to guess which Korea has ready access of pregnant women for him to hone his skills on?
• Narm: Many of the special effects are rather obvious, like all those smashed heads. The action flows quickly enough that it's a little hard to notice, but it becomes very obvious if you pause on the right frame.
  • One of Bradley's kills, where he grabs a man and bear-hugs him to break his spine, is also rather goofy.
  • The warden of a prison full of thugs, who is little more than a thug himself, has a name that sounds like "Thugs."
• Narm Charm: A lot of Bradley's mannerisms should logically make the film too ridiculous to take seriously. His intense demeanor, thick southern drawl, and ultra-macho insults towards his enemies are all very over-the-top, but they perfectly suit the film's campy 70's exploitation atmosphere. In most other films, his "When I autograph your cast, do you want me to make that out to Mr. or Mrs. Bitch?" line would be incredibly dumb, but here it's both hilarious and appropriate for the situation.
• Nightmare Fuel: The Placid Man, played with eerie stoicism by Udo Kier. When he first appears, his tone sounds more like he's reviewing someone's financial information rather than threatening to disfigure an unborn baby.
  • The conditions of the two prisons seen in the film are unnerving, especially Red Leaf. They're both grungy, dimly-lit hellholes staffed by sadistic guards who abuse prisoners for fun. Although the horribleness of prison life is exaggerated in the interest of story-telling, it's not a far cry from what American prisons are actually like.
  • Some of Bradley's finishing moves are this. In particular, after knocking out an opponent, Bradley stomps on his head (smushing the guy's face into the concrete floor), and then proceeds to brutally drag his face across the floor, and then stomping again for good measure. When Bradley flips him over, it's revealed that his entire face was peeled off. A brutal example of Kick Them While They Are Down.
• Signature Scene: The aforementioned scene of Bradley peeling a man’s face off by dragging him across the concrete tends to be the most remembered scene, on account of it being the kind of thing you can’t just unsee.
• Special Effect Failure: The various heads that Bradley smashes don't look very realistic, but this may be intentional to invoke the grindhouse/ exploitation atmosphere the movie is going for.
• What Do You Mean, It's Not Political?: Some reviewers have noted that the film has conservative undertones, particularly in regards to the character of Bradley.