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7.2 out of 10

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56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  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.
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  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.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Jean Oppenheimer
    80
    A taut thriller that ends on a note of unexpected grace.
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