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Sun, Jan 01, 2006
The Escapist
The Movie
Look past the amazingly goofy (and misleading) DVD cover and you'll find The Escapist, a low-budget British indie from 2001 that's only now making its way stateside because it stars a pair of actors who've since gone on to build a pair of names for themselves.
And guess what? It's actually pretty good!
Jonny Lee Miller, co-star of three films released this year ( Melinda and Melinda, Aeon Flux, and Mindhunters), stars here as a wealthy young pilot named Denis. Husband to a beautiful (and mega-pregnant) wife and seemingly on top of the world, Denis hits Nightmare City when a trio of scummy thieves break into his house and summarily slaughter his missus. (Not a spoiler, since it happens in the first ten minutes!)
The leader of the scummy thief bastards is Ricky Barnes, as played with much sweat and scumminess by good ol' Andy Serkis, th... Read the entire review
The Escapist