BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Thehibikiew Not even bad in a good way

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

poseye Make no mistake, the humor in this film was quite amusing, and Guy Pearce's character was the center of attention. The movie seemed to lack a very well developed storyline, as there was only one thing to the movie- save the president's daughter. Therefor, it is predictable, although there are a few 'twists'. Also there is not much backstory or depth to the characters, and the viewers just learn as they go.The audience doesn't know a lot about how, what, why, and when everything with 'the case' happened. Although the action right off the back was gripping, there was no dimension. And for being set in the future with space prisons- the world didn't look too evolved- especially getting to see the inside of the hotel room.

Mr-Fusion I dunno whether t was the Yuengling talking, but "Lockout" didn't deliver the woeful movie-going experience it seemed to promise. It opens with cut-to-ribbons action and dodgy effects, most of the characters are dime-store toughs, and it smells like a European production aping out style (right down to the teal and orange color correction). And then at some point (say, the half mark), it actually starts working. Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace share some chemistry, the effects get better and I actually wanted to see our main characters get out of this movie alive.Make no mistake, it's still "Die Hard" in a space jail (with an equal portion of"Escape from New York" baked right in), but Pearce's mouth finally takes the wheel and makes this thing pretty cool; dumb, but some good go-with-it action (of "The Transporter" mold) with a charismatic action anti-hero. It's strictly on the basis of his performance that "Lockout" bears recommendation. Or at least good-natured conversation among friends.6/10

human Unit movies are entertainment right? so this is what Lockout is aboutfrom the 1 st min, Snow (Guy Pearce) is punched in the face between lines , unfortunately for him the Cia director Scott Langral(P.Stormare)is convinced he is a traitor, he has seen it with his own eyes ...and want back some secret in a briefcase which are in Snow's friend - Mace's hands.but Snow get some resources as a friend in the Cia , Harry Shaw (Lennie James), who's going to help him a bit30 years in a cryogenic jail pending, the US president's daughter, Emilie( Maggie.Grace) is in trouble in a high security jail MS1, in fact there is a takeover by the convicts.So if you can choose between 30 yrs frozen and save a weak woman in space? Snow choose 30 yrs until Harry told him, Mace is in MS1.there is many funny lines and the alchemy between Snow and Emilie is really great.then i prefer this by far than the boring Escape ^^

Surf Elvis This was a good, but somewhat implausible story, and it could have been a good or even great movie except for the unbelievable and unbelievably bad, stiff & wooden acting by Guy Pearce and others. But it wasn't just Guy Pearce's stiff portrayal; the portrayal of the President was lame and unemotional, the Warden was, well, I think you get the picture. Was it the one-liner dialogue that did the movie in, or was it the bad acting that revealed the clichéd dialogue to be what it is, resulting in one-dimensional, stereotypical action-hero-movie portrayals? This movie tries way too hard to be Die Hard in space. The sane convict brother was a more likable guy than the hero, and the only decent acting was done by a few actors including Lennie James (Shaw) and Vincent Regan & Joseph Gilgun, the sane and insane brother convicts who drive the movie. Because the movie was so dismal, their acting ends up shining like diamonds in a coal bin which can only help but further their careers. I'm left wondering which came first, the chicken or the egg? Was it the bad dialogue and script that soured the acting? Or was it the acting that curdled the dialogue? It had to be a combination of both; the end result of which equals a wasted half- hearted effort of a movie.