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Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

cinemajesty Movie Review: "Lockout" (2011)A near-future science-fiction movie running a fast-paced 85-Minute-editorial coming from executive producer Luc Besson's Eurocorp. production / distribution company for short-lived fairly enjoyable action treats, which just misses a R-rated red bloods-spreading make-over, when young writer and directors gets a shot at Eurocorp. to thread together an original story of rescuing the president's daughter from a convict space station going havoc, but then again not havoc enough, with face-keeping actor Guy Pearce letting completely loose in the leading role as mercenary-like conspired convict Snow, who makes surprisingly entertaining matches with constant-gear-shifting actress Maggie Grace as Emilie, known as abducted daughter from Liam Neeson owned also recommendable "96 Hours" (2008), here for another quick pumping mood visuals in favors in media out-looking action audiences.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

nms1982 Ever seen "Escape From New York"? Then you've seen this movie - in its original, superior, R-rated form. Not only does this movie take its plot from Carpenter's classic (which led to "Lockout"'s makers being successfully sued) but it seems to take pride in its countless clichés and formulaic-ness. It stars Guy Pearce, who is quite a good actor - but in this film it doesn't really matter, because his character is just a facsimile of one anyone who's seen their fair share of action movies has seen many times before. The other main star is Maggie Grace, whose character Pearce's is sent into outer space to rescue. Grace is best known for playing someone who has to get rescued in the movie "Taken," also co-written by Luc Besson. She is a very generic actress. Generic acting, generic looks - just incredibly forgettable. "Lockout" is certainly an entertaining picture, has plenty of good action (though unfortunately plenty of fake-looking CGI too), and is generally what might be termed 'dumb fun.' It is also spectacularly, illegally derivative - and, like its star, absolutely unmemorable. Watch it if you're sufficiently bored or stoned or something.

tieman64 "Lockout" stars Guy Pearce as a generic tough guy who breaks into an orbital prison and rescues the daughter of the President of the United States. Another in a long line of disposable action movies produced by Luc Besson, the film was directed by James Mather and Stephen Saint Leger.Despite a funny performance by a wisecracking Guy Pearce, "Lockout" is mostly comprised of clichés. Transplanting the plots of "Escape from New York" and "Die Hard" to a space-station, the films is marred by unnecessary flashbacks, needlessly convoluted sub-plots and bad CGI. Maggie Gracce co-stars as thankless eye candy.5/10 – Worth one viewing.

J-bot6 **** Warning. This contains a lot of spoilers ****Let's start with what I liked about this film: 1) The production design (the station looks great). 2) The actors. The issue I had with this movie was not a lack of originality (I didn't really care whether or not it was original. I was more concerned about execution).First of all, Guy Pearce is one of my favorite actors. However, he just doesn't suit the wise-cracking anti-hero type of character. Actually, I think it might have worked, had his lines been adjusted a bit. A few of the lines that were supposed to be funny just didn't come off that way.Now for the REAL killer...Pacing. I'm not talking about action pacing (that was fine). I'm talking about dramatic pacing or pacing for added impact. For example, when they jump out of the station to make planet fall -- it's really rushed. Now compare that to what would happen if this was a James Bond movie. Instead you'd have them start the jump, then it would switch to a very long shot and everything would slow down. Along with that, the musical score would change to something slower and more majestic -- giving you time to absorb the action as well as what the characters are experiencing. As part of this process, the next shot would be a close-up of the two of them and the brutal buffeting they'd get from atmospheric re-entry as well as how they're literally and figuratively bonding.As others have mentioned, this film has a similar plot to Escape From New York. Note that in Escape, when Snake and Hauk are sitting across the table from each other, they establish that the two characters are decorated soldiers and that they're both total badasses. You know who you're dealing with right from the start and you get a sense of what Snake is all about. Contrast that with Lockout. There's a similar meeting, but the audience is left clueless as to who exactly Snow is. It would help to explain that he's a secret service agent at the start and really show how he's been wrongly accused. The audience needs to know something about him and be able to sympathize with him. Watching this movie, even the fact that it was Guy Pearce, it still wasn't enough for me to feel sorry for the character. I just kept asking myself, "Who the hell is this character and why should I care?"There are a few other spots in this film in which a little more meaningful character interplay would have helped. I'm not talking about radically stopping the action -- just pausing a tiny but more at the end of certain scenes, instead of cutting away so quickly. That, and more use of establishing shots. My final qualm is with the musical score. It's incredibly generic and doesn't really change much to reflect the mood of the scenes. In fact, it sounds like the music for most modern video games. Pretty uninspired and almost like something I'd expect to hear from a stock library.We know this is left open for a sequel. However, with these flaws, it may not receive funding; And even if it did -- would it be worth it?