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.

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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 Marcus W (1,161) on 28 Jun 2016

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So this was predictable, president's daughter held hostage in a prison, albeit in space…

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By Dong Y (1) on 05 Jan 2017

The ending was really weird and the effects at the beginning was bad. Overall its not a bad movie but it could've been better…

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By Awesom-0 (164) on 21 Jan 2020

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By Dolby M (92) on 16 Feb 2018

Guy Pearce pretending to be Hugh Jackman pretending to be something kinda like Deadpool. It's hilarious…

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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…

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