Undescribable Perfection

Best movie of this year hands down!

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

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)

The only reason I didn't rate this higher than 7 stars is a few scenes, especially the ending could have been done with more action. That being said if you don't enjoy this, you've either never seen a real action movie or are too high and might to take it for what it is. This is a homage to the old days, when action movies knew what they were and embraced it, those with knowledge of the old days should recognize most homages instantly. Guy Pearce was a good lead for this, was he perfect? No I could think of a few guys who could do the role but it worked. Pearce stars as Snow...a chain smoking, hard nosed , wise cracking ex-special agent with one chance to regain his freedom. The movie is worth watching for the banter alone, it's constant and it's funny. There are some very nice action scenes, I expect no less from a guy like Luc Besson. However my main complaints are from a lack of brutality, an R rated movie centering around a prison riot should have plenty of that. My other complaint is the most memorable villain in the movie didn't get a very memorable send off. Overall I've watched this twice now and will again, take it for what it is. A homage to the old school action heroes, in that sense the film is near perfect

Lockout (2012) starring Guy Pearce (LA Confidental, Memento). Pearce's is always a welcome face to see on-screen, but in Lockout he gets the rare opportunity to be funny. And he is, in the style of a deadpan, wisecracking '80s action hero- his character, Snow, is an agent who's falsely accused of murder along with something about the selling of state secrets. He's scheduled to spend a few decades in stasis on the experimental space jail MS One, the costs of which are being defrayed by a long-distance interstellar exploration company test-driving its cryosleep technology on a population no one's concerned about, even if it sometimes causes brain damage. Before Snow can be put under and ferried out to the big penitentiary in the sky, MS One crumbles with surprising ease after psychotic prisoner Hydell (Joseph Gilgun)) gets hold of a weapon. The other inmates are woken up and hostages are taken, one of them Emilie Warnock (Maggie Grace), the president's daughter, who was there on a humanitarian mission.

Greetings from Lithuania."Lockout" (2012) is a very enjoyable flick. The plot is nothing original, yet it's a satisfying one. There is a very cool acting by almost all involved. It features action and everything you can hope from this kinda genre. This picture is exactly what could have been if they ever made an "Escape from Earth" - a never happened sequel to "Escape from New York" and "Escape from Los Angeles". As i have read, there were plans for creating this flick starring Snake Pliskin himself, but after "Escape from Los Angeles" became a bomb at the box office (and very unfortunately, as it was a highly enjoyable ride) the plans for sequel were scraped. Overall, if you enjoy predictable but cool sci-fi action flicks - "Lockout" is for you. It doesn't feature anything highly great or original, but it'a a very enjoyable flick.