“I’m thrilled that you would think of me.”
Being the ardent Sci-fi buff and Guy Pearce fan that I am, Lockout easily made my to-be-watched list. I wasn’t looking for anything profound or even particularly original; just some popcorn-munching fun with plenty of eye candy and shoot-’em-up action. Modest expectations, to be sure. But not modest enough for this less-than-stellar attempt at moviemaking.
Snow (played by Guy Pearce) is a former government agent wrongly accused of treason. An official pardon is within his grasp, however, if he can successfully execute one simple mission. Actually, it’s not so simple: his “job” is to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter (Maggie Grace) from MS1 – an outer space high-security prison where the inmates have taken over.
Snow’s response? “I’m thrilled that you would think of me.”
As evidenced by the premise, there’s really not much original here. Lockout (rated PG-13 for intense action violence and language) could be summarily described as Die Hard meets Escape From New York… in outer space. Murderous criminals. A rescue mission. A high body-count. A cynical anti-hero. And lots and lots of one-liners.
