By Daniel Bradley,
This one was great, kids, just great. I kept coming back to this one, despite the press, because I had enjoyed the trailer so much… So when the opportunity arose, Nicola and I sat down to watch Guy Pearce shoot his mouth of at bad guys and run around a space station.
Quite unexpectedly, Lockout was extremely funny in places. There is a lot to be said for perfect casting and, were it not for Mr. Pearce, I reckon this one would be as flat as a waffle iron. The storyline was as riddled with holes as the prison guards were by act two, not a great deal of it made sense, vast portions of budget CGI was used with the effect of making the viewer think 'this is terrible, in a good way', but still terrible' and the cheese built up to constipation levels by the end…
And yet, I loved it. It was cheap, it was ok, but it did have charm and smashing one liners. It was like a side project. A labour of love made by film makers accustomed to other genres but wanted to make the kind of film they'd like to see at the pictures. Don't go in expecting something mind blowing, go in expecting something like an octopus. Something diverting, that'll tickle you suddenly when you're not paying attention.
Best Bits: The many wise cracks coming out of left field.
Worst Bits: Predictable. Yet somehow this wasn't a deal breaker.
Rating: 6.5/10 for shameless style.
For fans of the recent Judge Dredd.
