Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) by Muhammad G — 19 Sep 2010

Totally engrossing,partly thnx to clint eastwood' ever charismatic performance!

This review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979) was written by Muhammad G on 19 Sep 2010.

Escape from Alcatraz has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Escape from Alcatraz

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Scott J (1,156) on 16 Nov 2016

I wonder if Stephen King watched this before he wrote The Shawshank Redemption…

Read Review

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Arth J (756) on 04 Dec 2018

Siegel's brooding nature and almost household methods is the only way out of this strictly confined prison…

Read Review

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Ben T (1,283) on 26 Aug 2016

Escape From Alcatraz is an incredible prison escape movie that has fantastic characters, great drama, and great tension among its prison setting…

Read Review

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Chris G (1,743) on 09 Feb 2017

Representing the culmination of a decade long collaboration between director Don Seigel and perpetual 1970's Clint Eastwood Escape from Alcatraz…

Read Review

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Andy F (912) on 27 Sep 2017

Has lost none of its impact, still a taut thriller. Heavily plagiarised for The Shawshank Redemption! I still prefer this movie…

Read Review

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Jonas E (29) on 19 Apr 2016

Though its reenacting is questionable, there is no doubt that this is one great and well put together Escape From Alcatraz…

Read Review

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Adam A (1,016) on 19 Apr 2016

Though its reenacting is questionable, there is no doubt that this is one great and well put together Escape From Alcatraz…

Read Review

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Cliff M (184) on 09 Sep 2016

Clint's in top form. The perfect actor for the role, he really takes over the movie…

Read Review

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Adam R (2,773) on 28 Nov 2016

This was alright. The build up is to long and the film is to short for this kind of story…

Read Review

Review of Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

By Mark L (1,544) on 24 Dec 2017

Escape From Alcatraz is a slow, yet immersive prison break feature and benefits greatly from Clint Eastwood's performance and accurately re-created…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of 99 Francs (2007)

By Sébastien C (34) on 13 Nov 2007

Pas du tout aime. Kounen sait faire que du Kounen, quand c'est juste bete et mechant, Ã§a donne un super film (Doberman)…

Read Review

Review of The Shell Seekers (2007)

By Sarah B (1,309) on 21 May 2011

Not as affecting as the book, but what film ever is…

Read Review

Review of The Bank Job (2008)

By Leet. (4) on 30 Sep 2008

What has happened to the mind of Stephanie Zacharek? This erstwhile movie reviewer for Salon.com is almost never wrong…

Read Review

Review of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

By Terryb. (5) on 08 Dec 2003

This was as about as exciting as watching the splinters explode in the flick…

Read Review

Review of The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

By Allyl (4) on 04 Jan 2006

Completely illogical and sappy. the dumbest defense of a client in all legal history…

Read Review

Review of The Isle (2000)

By Harry Guerin (318) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 07 Oct 2004

It's the safest of bets that this is one Asian film that won't get a Hollywood remake…

Read Review

Review of Calendar Girls (2003)

By Bob B (485) on 07 Mar 2012

Found it quite boring it's nothing but old women wanting to be a calendar girls…

Read Review

Review of K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

By Charlie M (417) on 12 Jun 2016

Action pic about Russian submarine is poorly acted, scripted and directed. It's a Crimson Tide ripoff…

Read Review

Review of The Thin Red Line (1998)

By Hubcam (1) on 14 Jan 2011

Was like suffering through a 2 hour Calvin Klein commercial, Apocalypse Now style. My God what a heady bunch of crap…

Read Review

Review of Metro (1997)

By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 19 Aug 2002

In Metro, he’s been replaced by a slick, businesslike machine of an actor, playing an uninspired variation on the Axel Foley character he’s…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

71%170 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

78%538 Reviews

Gods and Monsters

1998

75%339 Reviews

All Mine to Give

1957

66%13 Reviews

Sunset Park

1996

69%36 Reviews

Brooklyn

2015

80%1,029 Reviews

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

72%544 Reviews

Fluke

1995

68%177 Reviews

Jet Pilot

1957

49%16 Reviews

Twilight

1990

64%726 Reviews

10 Cloverfield Lane

2016

74%1,251 Reviews