Review of The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018) by Cort J — 15 May 2018

Wonderful movie. Full of heart and humor. Loved it.

This review of The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018) was written by Cort J on 15 May 2018.

The Escape of Prisoner 614 has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 12 Apr 2018

It is a comedy as free of laughs as any film that’s landed Ron Perlman in its cast and rented a train for its finale has a right to be…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for The New York Times (9,847) on 25 Apr 2018

A pastiche of western tropes too tongue-in-cheek to sell its dramatic intentions, but just sincere enough to smother any intimations of parody,…

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By Drew W (197) on 28 Apr 2018

This would have been a lot better if they just told the basic concept to the cast and let them improv the whole thing…

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By Bill G (190) on 15 May 2018

Wonderful movie. Full of heart and humor. Loved it…

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By Anna S (420) on 01 May 2018

Start to finish, a fantastic movie. See it…

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By Jax R (295) on 04 May 2018

Well that was a little different, but still entertaining and enjoyable. Took a long time to get to a point of interest though…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 03 May 2018

doesn't have the satirical dexterity to generate any substance beyond its slapstick shenanigans…

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By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for Forbes (586) on 21 Jun 2018

More of an absurdist comedy than an uproarious one, this mostly works because McDorman and Starr play things completely seriously…

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By Nobigdealfilms (1) on 30 Apr 2018

Very funny, with a backbone of racial/social justice. Feels like a timeless movie that will be relevant 20 years from now as it is today…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 24 Apr 2018

The performers do what they can with the tired material, with Starr mining his doofus character for all it's worth and Perlman making a committed…

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