(2008)
There are twists and there are twists, and this one didn't really satisfy. It didn't strike me as a brilliant conceit so much as a slice of unoriginal tricksiness.
That said, there's much to recommend in Rupert Wyatt's debut feature about an old lifer's decision to mount a prison break; scene-stealing turns from Damian Lewis and Steven MacIntosh, a solid, sympathetic central performance from Brian Cox and an excellent, tension-wracking score from Benjamin Wallfisch. It's Wyatt's skill behind the camera that impresses the most, though; he just needs a better script next time.
That said, there's much to recommend in Rupert Wyatt's debut feature about an old lifer's decision to mount a prison break; scene-stealing turns from Damian Lewis and Steven MacIntosh, a solid, sympathetic central performance from Brian Cox and an excellent, tension-wracking score from Benjamin Wallfisch. It's Wyatt's skill behind the camera that impresses the most, though; he just needs a better script next time.
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