In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Director: John Erick Dowdle
Writers: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Stars: Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson | See full cast and crew
Storyline
When Jack (Owen Wilson) finds an opportunity to move to Southeast Asia
to head his water manufacturing company's new plant there, he
immediately jumps at the opportunity and moves his family there. When
they get there; they seem to be having problems, the electronics don't
work and rarely any cars are seen in the streets. When he goes to the
market the next morning, he finds himself caught in the middle of a
violent rebellion headed by armed rebels executing foreigners. Jack must
get back to the hotel and with the help of a mysterious British
"tourist" (Pierce Brosnan), must get his family to the American Embassy
in the midst of the chaos. But is there any escape?
Movie Reviews
No Escape is directed and written by John Erik Dowdle. It stars Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan, and Lake Bell.
No
escape revolves around a business man and his family's move to
Thailand. Prior to this move Jack Dwyer(Owen Wilson) is offered a job in
Thailand that he simply can't refuse. This leads him to move his entire
family there. Soon there after a riot breaks out and the rioters plan
to kill any and all foreigners. Now Jack must find a safe haven for him
and his family before they to are are hunted down with no escape.
No
escape is an all-around popcorn flick. That is the fact that must be
examined while reviewing this movie. What I mean by this is I didn't
have any expectation of an Oscar winner going into this movie. i was
looking for a thrilling and energetic movie. Did I get one? Not really.
I'm
not saying No Escape was a terrible movie there were quite a few
positives. For one Owen Wilson gives it his all and for the most part
his portrayal of Jack Dwyer is very entertaining. Another good
performance was that of Pierce Brosnan. He was mostly the comic relief
of the movie and succeeded at that. Kudos to you Mr. Bond. I enjoyed the
first half of the movie a lot. There was a genuine feeling of dread and
some great shots. The cinematography was excellent and gave the film a
dark and malicious vibe. The score played perfectly with the
cinematography adding some serious suspense. I think the thing I liked
most in the first half of the movie is that Owen Wilson was a normal guy
not some secret spy trained in acrobatic espionage. The first half of
the movie made him vulnerable and that's why it works so well.
Onto
the negatives. I absolutely despised the kids. The younger one was more
tolerable seeing that in a situation like that someone that young would
react that way. But the 11 year old was the worst. She had to be
carried everywhere and was an all-round nuisance to not only her parents
but to the audience as well. Equally annoying if not more was the
constantly crying Lake Bell in her portrayal of Annie Dwyer. With three
central characters this irritating its hard to sympathize. The biggest
negative for me was the entire second half. The movie's shaky cam rises
as does the utterly unbelievable plot developments especially someone's
second coming. The film tries to add depth to the rioters by giving them
a half baked motivation touched upon through 4 sentences given nearing
the end. It, as expected, fails due to Dowdle's unwillingness to show
Americans in a bad light. I think one of the final nails in this
inescapable coffin is the fact that somehow in the course of 6 hours
Owen Wilson is pulling of Liam Neason level moves. But, the single worst
part about the movie was the ending. It was so far fetched and
unbelievable that people in my theater left before the credits started
rolling. The ending relied on an inside joke that no one really cared
about in the first place. Just plain bad.
I had fun with the
first half of No Escape and painfully sat through the second half. I
recommend seeing this movie and leaving around the 50 minute mark. Make
up your own ending I guarantee it'll be better that the one actually put
to the film. No Escape gets a C+ or a 5/10. There's no escaping the
fact that this movie is plain mediocre.
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