Review of Escape Plan (2013) by Kevin R — 01 Aug 2015

She could polish a helmet.

Ray Breslin is a security officer that is contracted to do a major job inside a new state of the art prison. He quickly finds himself set up and in over his head. He will strategically use an inside man to try and figure out the schematics of the joint and eventually plan an elaborate escape plan.

"You hit like a vegetarian.".

Mikael Hafstrom, director of 1408, The Rite, Shanghai, Derailed, Evil, Days Like This, and Vendetta, delivers Escape Plan. The storyline for this picture was pretty good but not on par with Lock Up. The action scenes were okay and the acting was stiff. The cast delivers mediocre performances and includes Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Vinnie Jones, Sam Neill, and Amy Ryan.

"You a spy?".

"Worse, a lawyer.".

I adored both Stallone and Schwarzenegger growing up so I had to watch this when I discovered it on HBOGO. This was very average but had some interesting components. This is likely a below average addition to the genre that is barely worth your time.

"You are not user friendly.".

Grade: C-.