LockoutMovie Reviews

  • So-so Based on 585 reviews
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  • Oh No!
    Written April 15, 2012

    Another Action Flick with a Weak Plot and Great Actors

    by Leo12466

    Lockout was another disappointing action flick with very little story. Major letdown, especially when early reviews call it a great mix between Die Hard and Bladerunner. I liked both of those movies with Bladerunner as one of my favorites.

    Aside from the great action sequences, i.e. space battles, shoot-em ups and hand-to-hand, this movie sucked. The Actors deserve better scripts and we deserve better movies...especially for the money we pay. Yikes on the wallet!

    Not worth the $23.00 I spent on the movie alone, not counting the snacks.

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  • Must Go!
    Written April 14, 2012

    Last minute Movie Choice

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    We wanted to see a movie, but were not sure what to see. We looked up what was playing and saw Lockout. Not knowing what it was, we looked up the trailer. It promised action, humor, and a good story line. The movie definitely lived up to that. Great story, made very believable. Some spots were predictable, some lines were corny, but that just added to the charm. My husband, son, and I were laughing, along with the rest of the crowd, because it was humorous without taking away from the action. Sarcastic humor at its best!

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  • Oh No!
    Written April 14, 2012

    Aside from all the jokes this movie is a joke..

    by shadow2day

    Aside from all the jokes this movie is a joke.. only good thing about this movie i would have to say well pretty much some effects besides that i guess some punch lines.. i won't recommend this movie.. i feel like i been cheated out of my money..its fast paced and leaves you like wtf did i just watched.. another toilet me..cheers!

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  • Must Go!
    Written April 15, 2012

    This movie was AWESOME!!!

    by charlotteluver13

    My mother and I went to go watch this movie yesterday and we both loved it. I was laughing throughout the whole movie and it also kept me at the edge of my seat. I do have to say this is one of the best movies I've seen in quite some time, but I do really recommend this movie to anyone who likes action with a little bit of comedy thrown in there. It just comes to show that the so-called 'critics' really don't know how to rate a good movie.

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  • Must Go!
    Written April 16, 2012

    CRAZY SICK FUN!

    by JCABALLERO

    AWESOME,AWESOME,AWESOME! LOTS OF FUN+ACTION-PACKED! GUY PEARCE IS REAL WISE-*** IN THIS ONE. HE WAS HYSTERICAL. FANS OF "DEMOLITION MAN","ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK&L.A."WILL LIKE IT.

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  • Must Go!
    Written April 14, 2012

    Fun

    by Collie1

    Campy and simple bad guys are crazier than a dog chasing its tail and the good guy is fun sassy and smart. I enjoyed it and good laughs at times.

    • 9 out of 12 found this review helpful.
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  • Must Go!
    Written April 16, 2012

    excelleent movie..

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    Screw what the critics say this movie has a lot of action and some of the comments that are made funny so you get a laugh too..defineit A++ movie

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  • So-so
    Written April 22, 2012

    Lockout

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    Was short and green screens. A lot of cool posturing but not much substance. I'm a sci if guy so I liked it but it's not for everyone.

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  • So-so
    Written April 30, 2012

    Action packed. Too many snarky jokes

    by jm527

    Positive:
    Movie kept me interested, few scenes caught me off guard including the end, which I suspected all along but didn't see the reaction coming. Action packed and there were just enough bad guys to make me enjoy watching bad things happen to them.

    Negative:
    I was able to enjoy this movie being a guy but I was disappointed too. Some of the action scenes were dark and what I could see of the action CGI was weak at best. The main Villan (dumb Brother, not the smart one) was some Irish guy who I couldn't understand a word half the time and never understood what he was doing. Add to that, Guy Pierce just slammed out those lame snarky jokes like it was going out of style. Story line was lacking in areas. Maybe I missed it but I wanted some detail not just *BOOM* action, bad joke, semi-funny joke, look like a bad ass, fight, *EXPLOSION*, repeat.

    Overall:
    I'd probably see it again, if only to watch with subtitles on and brightness up so I can see and understand what was going on.

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  • Go
    Written April 16, 2012

    Entertaining B movie

    by jhs39

    This is an amusing time waster from the writer/producer of Taken and the Transporter series, as well as the pretty terrible From Paris With Love.. The story rips off both Escape From New York and Die Hard in generally entertaining ways. I was hoping this would be better but it's a fun way to waste 90 minutes, if little more.

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  • Go
    Written April 16, 2012

    Good Flick

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    I wasn't expecting too much, I figured the special effects might be worth the price of admission, but Guy Pierce as Snow makes the movie, his character's humor and irreverence make it well worth the time and ticket price. There's a lot of action, great special effects and laugh out loud humor. And in the end, the bad/good guy gets the girl. lots of fun.

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  • No
    Written April 15, 2012

    PASS

    by patricia41268

    It was very computer generated and the characters were very sarcastic and not funny. One of the worst movies I have seen in a while. Don't waste your money wait till it appears in Redbox.

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  • So-so
    Written April 20, 2012

    Probably what you expect

    by chaplintramp

    If you like the ads and trailers, you will probably like the movie. Escape from New York (the original) is probably a better movie using this same basic story line, at least in terms of characters and story development.

    No shortage of special effects.

    The movie is rushed--no dilly-dally on stuff like character development or transitions. Basically cutting from one piece of action to the next, except where it is critical to the overall story line to give an extra 30 seconds.

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  • So-so
    Written April 14, 2012

    Good but not top notch

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    As often happens, the previews were better than the movie actually was. Don't get me wrong, the movie was good but I feel Guy Pearce was above this role. I don't know if I've seen him in anything else but I kept feeling like he was "slowing down" to play this movie. Maybe it's just that I felt there should have been more action in the movie. I might watch it again when it's at Walmart's $5 bin. I feel the same for Maggie Grace but not as much.

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  • Oh No!
    Written April 14, 2012

    tis a pity she's a horrible movie

    by jsoard

    PRO - the special effects are eye candy (kind-of fun but not satisfying) CON - almost everything else. I knew I was in trouble when the opening sequence was a succession of punch lines.... literally one-liner = one-punch. Especially bad writing and direction.

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Thompson_film And it's ended. I wanted fun but all I got was something fairly mediocre. Shame #Lockout

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totalfilm_jane Watched Lockout last night. Very much enjoyed Guy Pearce doing cool and sardonic (before Aldrich Killian).

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theAndrewLeslie #JustWatched, Lockout (2012). Not a great film but a fun movie that was reminiscent of all those action sci-fi movies from the 80's & 90's.

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Gr4nt13 So was Lockout though! 2 good movie sin 1 day :D

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ayyofelix Lockout was a good movie 

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