Review of Lock Up (1989) by Sam M — 29 Aug 2014

Nostalgic win, no more. Somewhat reasonable action/revenge.

This review of Lock Up (1989) was written by Sam M on 29 Aug 2014.

Lock Up has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Patrick M (1,282) on 24 Aug 2013

An incredibly human film! One of the best Stallone movies and the best prison movie ever made. Hands down 5 stars…

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By Linzi H (92) on 05 May 2012

This is an awesome movie!! man I hate donald sutherland!!! he always plays the ''baddie'' but he does it so well..great movie…

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By Mark N (906) on 01 May 2012

Pretty average prison drama that checks most of the boxes without managing to add anything visually of story-wise of note…

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By Abdulaziz A (151) on 17 Feb 2013

Its a Stallone film,of course your gonna love it…

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By Pablo P (49) on 14 Jul 2011

Typical 80's fair. Feeling nostalgic watching now…

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Dans la grande tradition des films avec Sylvester Stallone hors Rocky/Rambo, Lock Up est une ode à la camaraderie masculine contre l'autorité…

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By Thommy A (28) on 18 Nov 2011

A could've, would've, should've much better movie if the director had not been so hung-up on making a one-man against the evils of the system…

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By Richard L (950) on 08 Sep 2011

I'm a big Stallone fan but this is one of his movies that I hadn't seen before, now 22 years later I've finally had the chance to watch it…

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By Shantel D (647) on 29 Jul 2016

Really good and gripping film, Very underrated, One of Stallones best films acting wise plus it had some good intense scenes too…

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If you haven't seen many prison films it's a good tour of the horrific tropes available…

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