A self absorbed prison guard who’s former high school girlfriend is taken hostage by a violent inmate, must revert to the barbaric mindset that delivered him from the war in Afghanistan if he is to save her.

To save his former high school girlfriend from her violent inmate, an ex-Afghanistan soldier, now a self absorbed prison guard, must revert back to his /primal "inner-me"/killer within/killer instincts/barbaric mindset.

Thanks Kriss. I appreciate the positive feedback.

This log line has a lot of impact. It intrigues and is ironic in that this prison guard will have to become bad to save the day. Nice job. My only worry is that it sounds a little 'wordy' but other than that it does hold all the elements. Keep re-writing and try and trim slightly but you're definitely on the right track.