Review of Lockout (2012) by Dilhara A — 08 Feb 2013

Familiar story, but packed with action and some good performances.

This review of Lockout (2012) was written by Dilhara A on 08 Feb 2013.

Lockout has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Hellman51 (1) on 04 Feb 2021

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

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By Lee K (515) on 18 Dec 2016

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

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By Orlando B (10) on 28 Jun 2016

Loved it. How come I never heard more about this before? Guy Pierce was awesome…

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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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By Kurt E (38) on 28 Jun 2016

Poor CG and cliches abound but has strength in its cast…

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By Jonathan P (1,108) on 28 Jun 2016

Other than Guy Pearce's tongue in cheek performance their really is no reason to lookout for Lockout…

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By Craig W (627) on 28 Jun 2016

Very average and instantly forgettable. It was odd seeing Pearce as a wise cracking tough guy…

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By Evan M (482) on 28 Jun 2016

This was a clever, fast paced and exciting movie. It hardly let you breath and I couldn't take my eyes off the screen…

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By Richard R (553) on 28 Jun 2016

Rubbish trash with a great perfromance by Guy Pearce which lifts up from a D List film to a B minus…

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By Marcus W (1,161) on 28 Jun 2016

Even though it rips off approximately 19,825 other action movies, it's still worth a watch…

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