Review of Lockout (2012) by Nicolas J — 26 Feb 2014

Decent action movie, I don't see the resemblance.

This review of Lockout (2012) was written by Nicolas J on 26 Feb 2014.

Lockout has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Timothy N (418) on 28 Jun 2016

No wonder they didn't put this into theater, and made it a straight to video release.... unless they did and I did not know about it…

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J'ai passé un très bon moment avec ce film digne des bons films d'action des années 90…

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By Scott W (2,167) on 28 Jun 2016

Reminds me of something that would come out in the 90's. Cheesy and unoriginal but a lot of fun at times…

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Guy Pierce plays a sarcastic and witty character. While this is a somewhat cliche movie, it's fun and entertaining…

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