Director Paul Haggis is the genius behind awesome films like Crash and Million Dollar Baby, so it was a bit of a shock when I discovered he was responsible for this very average action-thriller. By average I really mean neither here nor there; neither good nor bad.Russell Crowe plays a teacher whose perfect family life is shattered when his wife is arrested for the murder of her boss. Knowing with certainty that she didn’t do it, Crowe becomes increasingly desperate when she is sentenced to 20 years in prison. So what does any loving husband do? Well, plan a prison break, of course. Yeah… A school teacher planning a prison break that even Michael Scofield would be proud of? You can see where the believability factor falls flat on its face.
Unfortunately for most of this film common sense is left at the front door. This doesn’t, however, ruin everything – you’ll still enjoy the adrenalin rush.
Rating: 3 outta 5.
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