Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Sylvester Stallone | ... | Breslin | |
Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Rottmayer | |
Jim Caviezel | ... | Hobbes | |
Faran Tahir | ... | Javed | |
Amy Ryan | ... | Abigail | |
Sam Neill | ... | Dr. Kyrie | |
Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | Lester Clark | |
Vinnie Jones | ... | Drake | |
Matt Gerald | ... | Roag | |
50 Cent | ... | Hush (as Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson) | |
Caitriona Balfe | ... | Jessica Miller | |
David Joseph Martinez | ... | Captain Newal Beradah | |
Alec Rayme | ... | Pilot | |
Christian Stokes | ... | Babcock | |
Graham Beckel | ... | Brims |
Ray Breslin is a man who has devoted his life to making prisons inescapable by going into a prison as an inmate and trying to see if he can break out. And he has done a good job so far. A woman who says she works for the CIA approaches Ray and says that a new maximum security prison where the worst criminals are to be incarcerated, is about to be launched. So she wants him to go and make sure no one can get out. He agrees. So they make the necessary preps but when Ray arrives at the prison, he discovers that someone doesn't want him to get out. He then tries to find a way out but he needs help. Another prisoner, Rottmeyer becomes friendly with him. And they decide to work together to get out. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
The terminator and Rambo in the same movie, in the 80s or even the 90s this would have been the event of the year...but then Sly didn't look like his veins where going to explode and Shwarzie had less floppy skin. But we digress. Sly plays an expert who professionally escapes prisons to test their security. He gets set-up and end's up in an experimental shadow prison from which he and Shwarzie have to escape. The film reminded me a bit of (and borrows elements from) Fortress and THX-1138. Contrary to The Expendables the film has a descent plot and is well made. The VFX are good and never look fake, so generally speaking a fine production. I expected little so I was positively surprised to see that it could deliver 2 hours of solid entertainment. It was never going to be as good as T2 or Cliffhanger but it's a pity it just flopped at the box office. I hope many people give it a second chance on DVD or BD as it is certainly worth the watch.