Gettin' Square is basically about a bunch of convicts with one main goal, to "get square", or clean from their past lives. The main character Barry was put on parole because of the death of his mother and he was in jail for eight years for a murder he says he did not commit and that Arnie, who is a crooked cop, framed him for this crime. Spit is a friend of Barry's from jail who got put on parole as well, and they are hired by Darren who owns a restaurant. Darren has also had some run-ins with the law in the past. There are many comical twists as they all try to stay out of trouble while dealing with things from their past. The crooked cop Arnie is involved with the town gangster Chico, and Barry decides to get Arnie back for what he did to him. Barry, Spit, Darren and a few of their friends all collaborate to catch Arnie in the act so he will get arrested. In the end, their plan works to put Arnie behind bars and they all achieve their goal of gettin' square in their lives.
I didn't think this was exactly a comedy film, it seemed more or less like it was an action film that used humor for comic relief. A particularly humorous part of the film is when Spit is in court to get placed on parole (as seen in the clip above). He is obviously on drugs, but you can also tell that he is messing with the judges. He acts like he doesn't know anything and it frustrates the judges. Another thing that is definitely hilarious is Darren's wife. She is part of a weight-loss support group and she made Darren join the group. His wife is dramatically over the top and it is hilarious to see a big, tough guy like Darren go to the meetings. I really enjoyed this movie; I would definitely watch it again!
I liked the film as well. I appreciated the way they did not spell out the plan to the audience, it kept me wondering. I thought it was funny that Darren had this huge restaurant and no customers until Barry came to work for him. I too will watch this again.