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  • Starring: Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes
  • Summary: Frank Perry is a lifer; in prison for the rest of his natural born days. He's never had a problem with that: he did the crime: he'll do the time. Until now. He receives a letter telling him that his only and much loved daughter is critically ill following an overdose. He knows that he must see her and to do that he'll have to escape. But he can't do it alone. A motley crew of younger associates is assembled to enact his plan: Lenny Drake, Brodie, and Viv Baptista. As they prepare to break out Frank's focus is distracted by the arrival of a young con James Lacey-- a reminder of days long lost. As the new kid on the block Lacey also attracts the sadistic attention of Tony, the drug-addict brother of wing‐king Rizza. Personality conflicts put the escape in jeopardy and Frank is forced to find the energy and courage of the man he once was. (IFC Films)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Mark Bell
    90
    On top of the tried-and-true prison genre formula coupled with the misfit gang formula, Rupert Wyatt's "he Escapist flips everything on its ear by playing out in two timelines simultaneously.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Stephen Farber
    60
    All of this mayhem keeps us watching, but it would be hard to describe the experience as pleasurable.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    It all leads nowhere. There are pull-the-rug-out endings, and then there are pull-the-floor-out endings. The Escapist leaves you standing on nothing, like Wile E. Coyote, wondering why you bothered to come this far.

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