“Lockout” – Jess C. Horsley, Figures.com/MovieManiacs.net

Posted by Jess Horsley Apr 14, 2012 | Movie: Lockout
"Lockout" - Jess C. Horsley, Figures.com/MovieManiacs.net Now the basic premise of Lockout isn’t really that original: a prison break leads to a hostage situation and there’s only one man who can save the day. Of course, when the prison in question is in space, one of the hostages is the U.S. President’s daughter, and the one man who can save the day is an ex-CIA agent who’s currently preparing for a 30-year stint in the same prison he’s supposed to breach, the story gets a lot more interesting. This is the plot of the latest film from producer Luc Besson, whose repertoire of slam-bang, non-stop, action extravaganzas include such fan-favorites as Taken, The Fifth...