Good story, Not enough for a whole film

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

its a average story in which president,s daughter is been hostage with some few others and a cocky guy is been sent to bring her back from some space jail does,nt interests at all but some good humour and some very good acting performance i consider it a bit average movie but its humour makes it interesting.

I dunno whether t was the Yuengling talking, but "Lockout" didn't deliver the woeful movie-going experience it seemed to promise. It opens with cut-to-ribbons action and dodgy effects, most of the characters are dime-store toughs, and it smells like a European production aping out style (right down to the teal and orange color correction). And then at some point (say, the half mark), it actually starts working. Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace share some chemistry, the effects get better and I actually wanted to see our main characters get out of this movie alive.Make no mistake, it's still "Die Hard" in a space jail (with an equal portion of"Escape from New York" baked right in), but Pearce's mouth finally takes the wheel and makes this thing pretty cool; dumb, but some good go-with-it action (of "The Transporter" mold) with a charismatic action anti-hero. It's strictly on the basis of his performance that "Lockout" bears recommendation. Or at least good-natured conversation among friends.6/10

With great special effects, a surprisingly good amount of comedy, a great cast, great acting, a decent story, and mediocre action this 2012 sci-fi pseudo action flick is a movie with a simple plot that gets pulled off.There's nothing really pulling this movie back except the action isn't pulse-pounding and I think the creators knew this, throwing action in at every turn where it didn't feel like it should've been.Guy Pearce does a fantastic job as Snow, who is a great character. The First Daughter has some good parts, sometimes breaking her mold as a damsel in distress (but not until the end).It's a good movie with nothing special, except for the characters. Some predictable-ish plot twists, being forgettable, decent rewatchability, and some decent-ish action sequences hold this movie back from a bigger score and more importantly

**** Warning. This contains a lot of spoilers ****Let's start with what I liked about this film: 1) The production design (the station looks great). 2) The actors. The issue I had with this movie was not a lack of originality (I didn't really care whether or not it was original. I was more concerned about execution).First of all, Guy Pearce is one of my favorite actors. However, he just doesn't suit the wise-cracking anti-hero type of character. Actually, I think it might have worked, had his lines been adjusted a bit. A few of the lines that were supposed to be funny just didn't come off that way.Now for the REAL killer...Pacing. I'm not talking about action pacing (that was fine). I'm talking about dramatic pacing or pacing for added impact. For example, when they jump out of the station to make planet fall -- it's really rushed. Now compare that to what would happen if this was a James Bond movie. Instead you'd have them start the jump, then it would switch to a very long shot and everything would slow down. Along with that, the musical score would change to something slower and more majestic -- giving you time to absorb the action as well as what the characters are experiencing. As part of this process, the next shot would be a close-up of the two of them and the brutal buffeting they'd get from atmospheric re-entry as well as how they're literally and figuratively bonding.As others have mentioned, this film has a similar plot to Escape From New York. Note that in Escape, when Snake and Hauk are sitting across the table from each other, they establish that the two characters are decorated soldiers and that they're both total badasses. You know who you're dealing with right from the start and you get a sense of what Snake is all about. Contrast that with Lockout. There's a similar meeting, but the audience is left clueless as to who exactly Snow is. It would help to explain that he's a secret service agent at the start and really show how he's been wrongly accused. The audience needs to know something about him and be able to sympathize with him. Watching this movie, even the fact that it was Guy Pearce, it still wasn't enough for me to feel sorry for the character. I just kept asking myself, "Who the hell is this character and why should I care?"There are a few other spots in this film in which a little more meaningful character interplay would have helped. I'm not talking about radically stopping the action -- just pausing a tiny but more at the end of certain scenes, instead of cutting away so quickly. That, and more use of establishing shots. My final qualm is with the musical score. It's incredibly generic and doesn't really change much to reflect the mood of the scenes. In fact, it sounds like the music for most modern video games. Pretty uninspired and almost like something I'd expect to hear from a stock library.We know this is left open for a sequel. However, with these flaws, it may not receive funding; And even if it did -- would it be worth it?