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"LOCKOUT"
(2012) (Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace) (PG-13)


Alcohol/Drugs None
Blood/Gross Stuff Heavy
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Moderate
Gun/Weapons Extreme
Imitative Behavior Extreme
Jump Scenes Mild
Music (Scary/Tense) Heavy
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Heavy
Sex/Nudity Moderate
Smoking Moderate
Tense Family Scenes Moderate
Topics to Talk About Moderate
Violence Extreme


QUICK TAKE:
Action: A man who's been accused of espionage is sent to an outer space prison to attempt to free the adult daughter of the President of the United States who's been taken hostage by escaped convicts.
PLOT:
It's the year 2079 and the United States has constructed a maximum security prison in Earth's orbit. Prisoners are kept in check by the fact that they're put into suspended animation stasis, but allegations of abuse of that have prompted Emilie Warnock (MAGGIE GRACE), the adult daughter of the President of the U.S., to go there to investigate. While interviewing reanimated prisoner Hydell (JOSEPH GILGUN), things go terribly wrong. He escapes and manages to free the rest of his fellow prisoners, including his older brother, Alex (VINCENT REGAN), who assumes alpha male leadership role over the rest.

That obviously gets the attention of Secret Service official Langral (PETER STORMARE) who's recently been preoccupied with interrogating a man by the name of Snow (GUY PEARCE) who's been accused of both murder and espionage. Snow's snarky attitude and lack of respect doesn't earn him any favors in Langral's eyes, but CIA agent Shaw (LENNIE JAMES) thinks they could use Snow to infiltrate the outer space prison, find and then rescue Emilie.

Snow isn't keen on the idea, but since his friend Mace (TIM PLESTER) is also somewhere on the prison station and knows the whereabouts of a briefcase that could prove his innocence, the accused man agrees. From that point on, he must not only contend with freeing Emilie -- and her instant dislike of him -- but also Hydell whose near psychotic mindset means danger could be around every corner.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
If they're into sci-fi or action films, or are fans of anyone in the cast, they might.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13
For intense sequences of violence and action, and language including some sexual references.


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