A few thoughts: A Stuart Gordon-directed sci/fi dystopian prison break drama with a bizarre lead performance by Christopher Lambert (who seems to be doing a Werner Herzog impression) and a whole ton of cliches. In spite of its failures, however, a few key supporting performances make this movie worth watching and actually pretty entertaining. Kurtwood Smith plays the main antagonist, a villain who actually has some depth to him. Maybe the writing isn't amazing, but he elevates the material and makes him feel more fleshed out than I expected. The other best performance is by Jeffrey Combs, because of course he's great in it. This is the perfect kind of quirky role for him, but has a wirey hippie sensibility that you rarely see in his performances. Storywise, there's nothing particularly amazing about this movie, and all the necessary steps are taken to make it a pretty standard and effective screenplay. Prison break movies are generally pretty easy to predict, and this is no different. It tells its story, it's pretty fun, and gives two great actors plenty of material.
People who like prison break movies. It's also bound to be pretty appealing to fans of sci/fi who want this kind of story told in a more high-tech setting.
My grade: C
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