Escape Plan
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.
What critics thought
Critics landed squarely in the middle on this Stallone-Schwarzenegger team-up, acknowledging the novelty of the pairing while finding the film itself a workmanlike retread of 1980s action tropes. The central debate was whether the script does justice to its stars — some felt it cleverly leveraged their personas, others argued two icons of this stature deserved sharper, more memorable material.
“defies those who wrote off the abilities of its stars to cut the muscular mustard in today's youth-orientated cultural climate. These supposedly old dogs have plenty of life—but their effectiveness relies on the foundation of a smart script that plays to their strengths and the audience's perception of their star personas.”
Ben Rawson-Jones·Digital Spy
“The scenes with Mr. Stallone and Mr. Schwarzenegger are a little disappointing — it's their first pairing as top-billed co-stars, yet the script never gives them the kind of memorable exchange that makes fans howl with delight. But all in all, Escape Plan does what it sets out to do.”
Neil Genzlinger·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Mikael HåfströmDirector
Sylvester StalloneRay Breslin
Arnold SchwarzeneggerEmil Rottmayer
Jim CaviezelWillard Hobbes
50 CentHush
Sam NeillDr. Kyrie
Vinnie JonesDrake
Faran TahirJaved
Vincent D'OnofrioLester Clark
Amy RyanAbigail Ross
Graham BeckelBrims
Matt GeraldRoag
Caitríona BalfeJessica Miller
Alex HeffesComposer
Jason KellerWriterEscape Plan
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.
What critics thought
Critics landed squarely in the middle on this Stallone-Schwarzenegger team-up, acknowledging the novelty of the pairing while finding the film itself a workmanlike retread of 1980s action tropes. The central debate was whether the script does justice to its stars — some felt it cleverly leveraged their personas, others argued two icons of this stature deserved sharper, more memorable material.
“defies those who wrote off the abilities of its stars to cut the muscular mustard in today's youth-orientated cultural climate. These supposedly old dogs have plenty of life—but their effectiveness relies on the foundation of a smart script that plays to their strengths and the audience's perception of their star personas.”
Ben Rawson-Jones·Digital Spy
“The scenes with Mr. Stallone and Mr. Schwarzenegger are a little disappointing — it's their first pairing as top-billed co-stars, yet the script never gives them the kind of memorable exchange that makes fans howl with delight. But all in all, Escape Plan does what it sets out to do.”
Neil Genzlinger·The New York Times
Genres
Action, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Mikael HåfströmDirectorSylvester StalloneRay BreslinArnold SchwarzeneggerEmil RottmayerJim CaviezelWillard Hobbes50 CentHushSam NeillDr. KyrieVinnie JonesDrakeFaran TahirJavedVincent D'OnofrioLester ClarkAmy RyanAbigail RossGraham BeckelBrimsMatt GeraldRoagCaitríona BalfeJessica MillerAlex HeffesComposerJason KellerWriter