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Lockout
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MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Entertainment: +2
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Content: -2
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Guy Pearce, Peter Stormare, Maggie Grace, Tom Hollander. Thriller/Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Directed by James Mather, Stephen St. Leger.
FILM SYNOPSIS: A panic ensues when prisoners awaken from a deep sleep in an orbiting prison. The president’s daughter is taken hostage and it’s up to a wrongly convicted government agent to rescue her.
PREVIEW REVIEW: Had it been made a few years ago, this sci-fi actioneer would have starred Bruce Willis and been titled Die Hard in Space. We would have been better off had it been, for Guy Pearce, who is a serviceable actor, doesn’t have that same smirky panache or charismatic charm Bruce Willis displays over and over.
That said, it’s an okay adventure, except for the lackluster byplay between hero and heroine, the herky-jerky camera movement done to simulate tense action, and the profaning of God’s name by the lead. Come to think of it, I guess it’s not an okay adventure.
Preview Reviewer: Phil Boatwright
Distributor: Open Road Films
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Summary
The following categories contain objective listings of film content which contribute to the subjective numeric Content ratings posted to the left and on the Home page.
Crude Language: A couple of crude sexual remarks
Obscene Language: Around 10 obscenities.
Profanity: Two profane uses of God’s name and five misuses of Jesus’ name.
Violence: Lots and lots of battles, with beatings, shootings and explosions; the villain attempts to rape the heroine before being interrupted by the less villainous guy; several people get shot point blank. Some blood.
Sex: None
Nudity: None
Sexual Dialogue/Gesture: None
Drugs: None
Other: None
Running Time: 95 minutes
Intended Audience: Teens and Adults
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