Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) escapes from maximum security prisons for
a living. Hired by the government he uses his expertise to test the robustness
of the security procedures.
When the CIA come calling with an unusual offer Ray accepts the chance to
test a secretive prison known as The Tomb. The Tomb houses the type of
individual that has been deemed no longer welcome in society but can’t be dealt
with through the normal legal process.
Once in The Tomb, Ray enlists the help of fellow inmate Rottmayer (Arnold
Shwarzzeneger) in his attempt to escape and the duo must fend off the attentions
of sadistic warden Hobbs (Jim Caveizel) and violent guard Drake (Vinnie Jones) as
they put the plan into action.
I didn’t expect too much of this one going in but the draw of Rambo teaming
up with The Terminator was too much to ignore and much to my surprise this isn’t
the corny one- liner, tongue-in-cheek affair I was expecting.
Escape Plan is a serious, and often brutal, film that keeps the quips to a
minimum. Sly and Arnie have great on-screen chemistry and bad guys Jones and
Caveizel approach their roles with all the gusto required.
The two main stars may be approaching 70 years of age but this proves that
they can still make the type of film that pretenders to their thrones such as
Vin Diesel and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson often struggle to achieve.
Escape Plan is in UK cinemas now.
Ric’s Rating: Essential
I didn't realize Jim Caveizel was in it. Probably won't make it to the theaters to see it, but will definitely check it out on NetFlix.
ReplyDeleteHi Rick, can you tell me your number one Sly film and your number one Arnie picture?
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