Review of Lockout (2012) by Dafydd V — 03 Dec 2012

Not very good at all... Guy Pearce saved it a little.

This review of Lockout (2012) was written by Dafydd V on 03 Dec 2012.

Lockout has generally received mixed reviews.

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