Escape Plan was not your typical prison break story. I was expecting something rather generic and predictable but what I got from it far exceeded those expectations. While the story in and of itself isn’t anything to write home about, the individual scenes and character plot points made it worth watching. The acting is good, for the most part, only being held back by the actors themselves. They fit into their typical tropes. They basically have played the same role in every film they ever did but that is what you would expect and the film came out on top in the end.
The writing, however, left a lot to be desired. It was at times too blunt, nothing subtle about it. Like they were just going through the script as fast as they could and the film suffered from it. Conflicts were resolved too easily. People change their minds and opinions on the fly giving little to no thought on it. The ending, too, while surprising, was still too cliche and generic. Not to mention incredibly corny. Still though the film does have many strengths and if you are looking for a good, wild ride then this film is a pretty good idea.
8 Out of 10
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