Escape Plan - Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up for an implausible — but straight-ahead — action-adventure about a security expert (Stallone) whose all-consuming job is breaking out of maximum security facilities — on the governments dime, of course — to test the weaknesses and flaws in the construction and guarding of prisons. When hes hired to break out of an ultra-secret, high-tech prison called The Tomb, hes deceived and betrayed and finds himself a prisoner in an escape-proof facility. Hes forced to team up with another inmate, an international criminal (Schwarzenegger), to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape. Its great to see these muscle-bound stars still in action — Stallone is 67, Schwarzenegger 66 — but their stamina kind of belies reality: theyre fighting and beating up guys a third their age. Oh well, if you can overlook that, then youre in for a fun ride.Extras: Commentary with director Mikael Hafstrom and co-writer Miles Chapman, Executing the Plan: The Making of Escape Plan featurette. Blu-ray adds Maximum Security: The Real-Life Tomb featurette, Clash of the Titans featurette, deleted scenes. Vitals: Director: Mikael Hafstrom. Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, Sam Neill, Vinnie Jones, Vincent DOnofrio, Amy Ryan. 2013, CC, MPAA rating: R, 115 min., Action, Box office gross: $24.610 million, Lionsgate.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 05:45:00 +0000