Review of Lockout (2012) by James W — 31 Oct 2013

Luc Besson's cheesiest and most over the top movie yet, for better and for worse. Guy Pearce is the lead and proves a great action hero, although he's one that won't ever return. His humour is funny and his insults are always entertaining and the chemistry between him and Maggie Grace is fantastic.

Luc Besson delivers on action at all fronts, from over the top bike chases to deep space brawls. Lockout isn't without it's flaws though, some of the acting is wobbly and seriously wooden, mostly seen by the guy who plays the President and Peter Stormare, plus there's not enough build up to set in an atmosphere or overall tone.

But at the end of the day it's nice to see Luc Besson doing a sci-fi action film, I'm used to this revenge thrillers which are all incredible but I'm glad he's being adventurous. The CGI is a little messy and inconsistent, this is all at the start of the movie but once the scenes that feature MS-1 take place the CGI improves a whole lot, and the actual prison looks fantastic.

It has to be said though that the best aspects of Lockout are the actors who you can tell are having a blast playing parts in this wildly over the top and adrenaline filled action movie! Plus Vincent Regan and Joseph Gilgun are incredible as the two evil scheming bad guys.