Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.
As Hollywood vehicles for aging action stars go, it's at least serviceable. Of course it's ridiculous, but what else would you expect?
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
18 Oct 2013
fresh:
Schwarzenegger misses no opportunity to be hilarious. How many actors can make you chuckle even when they're being waterboarded?
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
18 Oct 2013
rotten:
Try not to think too hard about it, and Escape Plan is stupid, stupid fun.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
18 Oct 2013
rotten:
Escape Plan is the newest vehicle for aging action stars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger and, in this case, it's a lemon or possibly an Edsel.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
18 Oct 2013
fresh:
Hafstrom tries to pretend his stars are about 40 and, for the most part, it works.