![]() The movie could fairly be described as a heist-thriller - only with the "crooks" trying to "heist" themselves out of prison - ergo, most of the film involves talking and scheming rather than shootouts or fisticuffs. Those expecting at least a decent action quotient may want to realign their expectations, because there's very little actual action in the film. Whatever the intention, the final result (herby dubbed "Grumpy Old Men With Guns") is definitely something that is so bad it's fun - which is the only reason it's not a total failure. But getting out of the world's most secure prison proves to be a task requiring a lot of brains, brawn and more than a few bullets.Ĭarried by the momentum of a Schwarzenegger/Stallone team-up, Escape Plan is nothing less than a shoddy, silly, testosterone-fueled action film throwback, which teeters between clever self parody and an embarrassingly bad attempt to create an actual action blockbuster, using two lions of the genre who are well past their prime. Needing help in order to do what he does best, Ray befriends cell block heavyweight Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and brings him into the escape plan. ![]() No one seems aware of his identity, or his mission, leaving him stranded amongst the worst inmates on the planet. As soon as Ray arrives in the care of the fascistic warden Hobbes (Jim Caviezel), he knows that something has gone terribly wrong.
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