Every now and then there are movies that aren’t promoted in a big way, owing to which you only learn of them later, often by accident. For specifically this purpose, I make it a point to research movies, director’s portfolios, and actor/actress filmographies, to hopefully identify such rare treasures. Lockout to me was one such discovery. The plot sounded interesting, as did the sci-fi premise, and the future prison in outer space. Guy Pearce plays a CIA operative who is given the seemingly impossible mission of infiltrating the space station and rescuing the president’s daughter, after the inmates break-free and chaos reigns supreme. The plot is about okay, though quite predictable, it fulfills its needs by sufficiently supporting the sci-fi action formula. Though the movie’s runtime is just 95 minutes, there were times when I felt it was dragging; needless to say beyond the superficial premise, and the silly-macho dialogs, it was lacking in the depth department. Also, a lot of the action sequences were crazy fast and very obviously CGI, taking away from the seriousness of the events. Guy Pearce’s performance as Snow is quite impressive though. I felt his character reminded me of Duke Nukem, who was in your face macho, to the point of it being comedic. Similarly, Peter Stormare (of Prison Break fame), who played CIA top dog Scott Langral, was convincing in his role as the government suit. Maggie Grace (of Lost fame), was about okay, nothing special but decent; she did justice to her character, the president’s daughter Emilie Warnock, who develops a love hate relationship with Snow. At the end of the day, Lockout is pretty forgettable, and perhaps therein lies the reason that it never became popular. So unless you’re a really big sci-fi action movie fan, you’re probably gonna find this movie sitting comfortably in the silly entertainment department.
My Recommendation: Dicey (Good for a casual watch and a lighter moment at best)
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