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One of the worst movies I have ever seen, at the same level with "Jaws the Revenge" or "Jonathan Livingston Seagull". The material certainly lent itself for plenty of humor and this type of story has been made by Hollywood enough times to know what works and what doesn't, but nothing about this movie works or rings true, none of the jokes are funny, none of the dialogue makes sense or is of any interest. Obviously filmed in Hawaii (as opposed to American Samoa, where the story takes place) and all through its duration I couldn't help but wonder that whoever wrote it probably did so in a couple of hours (tops!) during the flight there. It's hard to fully convey how much I hated this movie. This is the kind of theater going experience that makes you regret having spent your money instead of simply staying home and streamed something.

"Escape plan" is nothing really special. It is basically a 2 hour stretched version of the oil rig platform escape from "Face-off", with lots of twists and turns that don't amount to much. This is closer to your typical Stallone low-quality feature than to any to any of the great ones that Arnold came out with during his prime (let's just say it closer to "The Last Stand" or "Cobra" than to "The Terminator" or "True Lies"). The film is never really very exciting but not for a lack of trying. There's plenty going on but nothing terribly interesting. Better suited for rental than for a trip to the movies. Most notable thing about "Escape plan" is that Sam Neil gets to work alongside a couple of dinosaurs yet again.