Breakout (2013)

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Crappy film

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

I too have to state my disappointment with this movie, a couple of things that had us yelling at the screen and there were lots i.e the kids after escaping might have gone back to their camp, the bad guy didn't go to the camp either, even though he knew there was one!!they all seem to be running around in circles, Brendon said he could track, yea right. after seeing Brendon appearance for the second time and each time after that my family would all call out "Run" cause that's what he was yelling out, won't mention the rifle thing, except the bad guy did use the scope to sight his quarry but not when shooting it, may be a sporting chance. and to finish, Brendon looked for ever scared silly, and what was the point of him taking a swim towards the end. it was unreal, on a positive side it did keep the wife awake the whole time, and not many movies can make that claim.

Review: I really got what I expected with this movie. It's just full of running in the woods and some gruesome murder scenes which made it slightly interesting. The storyline was extremely sketchy! I really didn't understand how Brendan Fraser was able to find his kids in the woods so easy, when the baddies couldn't find them anywhere. Anyway, you do end up sticking with the movie to see how the whole running in the woods thing pans out, but the acting was pretty terrible and the storyline really needed some thought. I'm not surprised that it went straight to DVD. Disappointing!Round-Up: Brendan Fraser has just gone from bad to really bad in my estimation with this movie. He must have just wanted the money. The film looks and feels like it's made for TV and any idiot could have played Brendan's role. To be honest, it didn't really suit him, but Dominic Purcell was a great choice, along with his mentally disturbed brother. Any other person in the world would have called the police when they found out that there kids had been kidnapped, which was what made the whole storyline unbelievable. I recommend this movie to people who are into there drama/thrillers about a father and his kids trying to escape killers in the woods. 2/10

Well, I am sure that "Breakout" was meant with the best of intentions, however, director Damian Lee just made some really bad choices along the way.This movie was sort of a very light version of "Deliverance", except it was nowhere as interesting, captivating or thrilling as that classic movie.The story is about Jack (played by Brendan Fraser) who is prisoned for being an environmentalist, and his children (played by Holly Deveaux and Christian Martyn) and friend (played by Daniel Kash) get trapped in the Canadian wilderness where they witness a man being killed. The killer Tommy (played by Dominic Purcell) and his brother Kenny (played by Ethan Suplee) hunt down the witnesses, as to erase all trace of their crime. Luckily, the imprisoned environmentalist bust out of prison work in the forest in order to help his endangered kids.Storywise, then "Breakout" is actually alright, if it wasn't for some really, really awful moments throughout the course of the movie. I am talking about the fight scene of course, where Jack just runs off after having grounded Tommy and leaves the rifle behind for the deranged killer to pick up. And this leaves me to the second thing; that being the lack of proper aim and ability to hit things that Tommy showed while handling the rifle. He most definitely have studied at that 'bad guy academy' where all villains and goons learn not to hit whatever they are firing their weapons at. It was just laughable. There was a scope on the rifle, and it wasn't even put to use.As for the people on the cast list, well they were doing good enough jobs with the limitations they were imposed through the script. It was a bit strange to see Brendan Fraser out of his ordinary comedy element, but he pulled it off well enough, not great mind you, but passable for entertainment."Breakout" is the type of movie that you know exactly how it will turn out and you are always one step ahead of the story, because it is just that predictable and that much slave to the step-by-step 'how to make a Deliverance spin off movie' handbook.As for the title of the movie, well it could have been better picked, perhaps at something that actually had more to do with the movie than the "Breakout" title actually did.But still, "Breakout" passes as good enough, albeit mindless, entertainment and is good enough for a single watching. I am rating it a 4 out of 10 stars.

I think the storyline of the movie was decent, but there were so many mistakes it's impossible to list them all. To name a few: they were not smart with the windows. You can see cameramen in the cabin windows toward the end of the scene in the cabin. There are also LOTS of missed opportunities - one being that the good guy leaves a rifle with the bad guy after fighting with him. The guns seem to have endless ammo, they run instead of utilizing vehicles, and they seem to all be able to find each other in the woods remarkably well - too well. I'm giving it a 5 out of 10, because it's decent enough. Just don't watch it if you're one to really pick movies apart. You won't enjoy it.