WinstonNoCGI Watching the movie remembered me of the old Lock Up flick. The story appears to be rather similar to me.It has its thrilling moments, yet I was missing suspense.Acting, soundtrack, camera, lightening, they were all very well performed.One thing that really pissed me off was the utterly bad CGI: parts of jail interior, helicopter, ship, escaping sequence, blood squibs, even characters ... it all was so painfully poorly shaded and animated, so unreal ... I could barely watch those sequences.In one sequence (don't want to spoil here), Stallone seems to be a springily superball, not a human being. In the animation sequence, he just resembles one of those repulsive Marvel hero animations, having their character animated like being just an implausible whippy superball.I don't understand why didn't they use real props for the flick, like they did back in the 80s? It's all there! And I doubt it's more expensive than the CGI part. But it would have given far better results. ... Well, on the other hand, given the quality of the CGI, I suspect the CGI must have been a real bargain.

highmarksreviews Prison Break had potential. A much awaited team-up between some accomplished action stars, shiny set pieces and an intriguing premise. The execution is sloppy, but still entertaining on occasion. Its premise is never fully explored and mostly glossed over and the plot is utterly predictable. Most of the action won't really make jaws drop, but Schwarzenegger and Stallone give dedicated performances. You won't remember most of it, but you'll definitely enjoy it.

denis888 Yes, such tremendous old school starts like Stallone and Schawrzenegger can do anything a molten gold - even this rather usual and modest flick they turned into an exciting jailbreak action thriller thanks to their excellent ensemble and decent delivery. The plot is very trite and very banal to say the least, but it is very well executed and the tension is palpable. Jim Caviezel is also a great choice as a main baddie, as he is elegant, posh, smooth and rather languid, which makes him even more ominous. Sam Neil is a nice choice, but more screen time had to be given to this awesome actor and that'd make it better by far. Sadly, that was not happen. 50 Cent is generic but not so bad as some claimed, he does his job well. All in all, good film for one watch.

Leofwine_draca ESCAPE PLAN is another prison movie from Sylvester Stallone and the third such film he's appeared in, following on from ESCAPE TO VICTORY and LOCK UP. This one's notable for featuring the ROCKY star teaming up with Arnold Schwarzenegger for a buddy action movie for the first time in their careers. Sure, they were in THE EXPENDABLES trilogy together, but they were more ensemble pieces and the two actors didn't share too many scenes.ESCAPE PLAN starts off well with a very strong first half. In a plot similar to FACE/OFF, Stallone goes undercover and is incarcerated in a secret prison where he loses his true identity and is pushed by the sadistic warden. He enlists Schwarzenegger's help in order to facilitate an escape. That's the whole story. The writing gets sloppy in the second half, but there's plenty of action to take your mind off the inconsistencies of the narrative, and there's something pleasingly old-fashioned and '80s feeling about the depiction of the events. Jim Caviezel makes a good villain, alongside stock henchman Vinnie Jones and Sam Neill playing a doctor.