Review of No Escape (2015) by Oliver N — 09 Dec 2016
Cheap-looking but mostly functional old-fashioned thriller about American family in unnamed Asian country caught in the middle of the coup, trying to escape to freedom.
Watchable during the first hour, it gets gradually more monotonous and boring in the last 40 minutes.
It could be just another straight to video thriller if it didn't have Owen Wilson, Lake Bell and Pierce Brosnan in starring roles. Sadly, there are no interesting characters or plot which consists mostly of trying to sneak past murderous Asians in locales that seem like leftovers from last "Rambo" movie. Which was great, by the way.
The biggest draw here is certainly watching Owen Wilson not doing his usual schtick as aloof but really sweet guy who talks a lot. He still is all that, kind of, but setting is much more horrifying, and he even gets some blood on his hands.
This review of No Escape (2015) was written by Oliver N on 09 Dec 2016.
No Escape has generally received mixed reviews.
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