Lockout

Luc Besson's output as a producer has always been more about adrenaline than ideas, so it's unsurprising that his latest simply lifts its template from John Carpenter's Escape From New York and amplifies every element.

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Posted: Thu, Apr. 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

Lockout

City Paper Grade: C+

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