Review of Lockout (2012) by Aaron D — 13 Sep 2012

Great action and one liners. The only downside, zero plot.

This review of Lockout (2012) was written by Aaron D on 13 Sep 2012.

Lockout has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Lockout

Review of Lockout (2012)

By Gabriel A (390) on 08 Apr 2017

This was a cool, violent, fast paced, futuristic action movie set in a space prison, but definitely could have been better…

Read Review

Review of Lockout (2012)

By David P (1,645) on 22 Jan 2018

Cheesy fun, total rip off of escape from New York/LA. Loved it…

Read Review

Review of Lockout (2012)

By Sebastianali (134) on 03 Sep 2022

This movie can basically be defined as What would happend if Nathan Drake was in space…

Read Review

Review of Lockout (2012)

By Sarah Gopaul (223) for Digital Journal (223) on 06 Sep 2018

For a night of shameless entertainment and explosions, Lockout is a winning choice…

Read Review

Review of Lockout (2012)

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…

Read Review

Review of Lockout (2012)

By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 30 Jun 2016

You might find it to be thoroughly clichéd and utterly predictable. But it's not boring. That's largely thanks to Guy Pearce…

Read Review

Review of Lockout (2012)

By Sarah Marrs (566) for Cinesnark (167) on 22 Oct 2017

I'm not looking for revelatory performances from actors in bad action movies, but I do need to feel like they're participating and not phoning it in…

Read Review

Review of Lockout (2012)

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…

Read Review

Review of Lockout (2012)

By Martin G (778) on 28 Jun 2016

I was hooked by this movie with just the first few lines of dialogue! Yes this movie is clichéd and you've seen it all before…

Read Review

Review of Lockout (2012)

By Bill D (306) on 08 Apr 2017

This was a cool, violent, fast paced, futuristic action movie set in a space prison, but definitely could have been better…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Deep Impact (1998)

By Brian Webster (658) for Apollo Guide (1,430) on 01 Jan 2000

Somehow it works. Perhaps it's the balance that's struck between human heroism and the overwhelming power of nature…

Read Review

Review of Vantage Point (2008)

By Andyc. (8) on 20 Feb 2008

I am not judging certain aspects, but the motion capture was terrible…

Read Review

Review of Idiocracy (2006)

By Davidt. (19) on 02 Feb 2007

I really do think that this was probably the Worst movie I have ever seen and it's a shame too since I love Luke Wilson…

Read Review

Review of Equilibrium (2002)

By Elvis Mitchell (489) for The New York Times (9,847) on 28 Oct 2009

If someone left 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, Gattaca and the Sylvester Stallone potboilers Judge Dredd and Demolition Man out in…

Read Review

Review of Shooter (2007)

By Jca. (11) on 04 Oct 2007

Fell asleep during the first 20 minutes and awoke up by the sound of a good guy shooting bullets at people that do not deserve to die…

Read Review

Review of Titan A.E. (2000)

By Imjthm (1) on 23 Mar 2014

A long winded, borderline random series of sci-fi cliches, strung together with a weak story and weak characters, Titan AE is one of those…

Read Review

Review of Gunhed (1989)

By Matthew C (1,721) on 23 Dec 2009

I can't adequately comment on this movie, because I have NO idea what was going on.There's no character, no plot, nothing…

Read Review

Review of The Angry Red Planet (1959)

By Delysid D (566) on 22 Jun 2018

I hated this lousy old film about the horrors of mars…

Read Review

Review of 2001: A Space Travesty (2000)

By Joblo (608) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 07 Dec 2001

If you want more laughs from a movie, rent Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY...trust me, it's funnier…

Read Review

Review of Alien³ (1992)

By Daveoakenshield (3) on 12 Jan 2021

No spoilers here, I just simply want to say - **** THIS FILM!!! That's it, that's the review…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews