If you're an action fan and just want to see some brainless wreckage, watch this movie, however if you want to see an action movie with any form of a plot or decent craftsmanship, don't. The unsolved mystery is why Mikael Håfström directed Escape Plan despite hes "area of expertise" being horror. The other interesting thing is how "Plan B" is mentioned throughout the movie but producers failed to come up with one. I respect how Stallone tried bringing Escape Plan's 80's style to next gen, but it was a failure because of its predictable and over used clichés and set-ups. Add insult to injury the whole cast felt lifeless, especially Stallone who kept mumbling a lot of his already below standard dialogueFor what it is, it wasn't worth the almost two hour running time just to get Stallone and Schwarzenegger together. Final Rating: 3/10

Watching the movie remembered me of the old Lock Up flick. The story appears to be rather similar to me.It has its thrilling moments, yet I was missing suspense.Acting, soundtrack, camera, lightening, they were all very well performed.One thing that really pissed me off was the utterly bad CGI: parts of jail interior, helicopter, ship, escaping sequence, blood squibs, even characters ... it all was so painfully poorly shaded and animated, so unreal ... I could barely watch those sequences.In one sequence (don't want to spoil here), Stallone seems to be a springily superball, not a human being. In the animation sequence, he just resembles one of those repulsive Marvel hero animations, having their character animated like being just an implausible whippy superball.I don't understand why didn't they use real props for the flick, like they did back in the 80s? It's all there! And I doubt it's more expensive than the CGI part. But it would have given far better results. ... Well, on the other hand, given the quality of the CGI, I suspect the CGI must have been a real bargain.

I watched this movie on TV not knowing what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. The cast was great...the story line was great...it kept me on the edge of my seat. I give it the highest rating. You don't have to be a young actor/actress to make a great movie. The main characters, although mostly not in their younger years, still know how to act and do it very, very well. I say to all who have not given this movie a good review "watch it again, you really missed it!!!"

Although action film aficionados have waited decades to see Schwarzenegger/Stallone team-up, and when it finally arrived (at least 20 years past both of the action giants' prime) it was rather dull. The age of both stars is not the reason at all, why the film falls flat, rather the fault lies in generic and trivial script and unimaginative direction by Mikael Håfström. Both stars were nearly 70 when they shot the film, but their charisma and ability to raise some hell is 100% there. It is unfortunate that after all these years waiting to see these two pair up, and we get served half baked product. Besides seeing Sly and Arnold share screen together 'Escape Plan' has very few to offer - there are some B-movie worthy thrills, quite well disguised plot twists (considering the whole quality of the script), not enough memorable one-liners or witty exchanges between the two greats. The material definitely should have been better for these two charismatic action idols. And supporting cast, though not bad, is exactly what you expect when you see these actors in this kind of movies - Jim Caviezel as sinister, intelligent villain, Sam Niell as smart and sympathetic character, Vinnie Jones as raging sadistic lunatic, Amy Ryan as some woman, and finally 50 Cent as can't act.Conclusively I can say that 'Escape Plan' hits the taste buds of '80s action fans like a vegetarian. Alright to watch it once so you can say you have seen it, but not very memorable.