The Escapist (2001)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Gillies MacKinnon

Writer:

Nick Perry (writer)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

He can escape from anything... except his past.

Plot:

The skilled pilot Denis Hopkins lives with his pregnant wife Valerie and has a comfortable lifestyle...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Prison Escape

Cast

Jonny Lee Miller	...	Denis Hopkins
Andy Serkis	...	Ricky Barnes
Gary Lewis	...	Ron
Jodhi May	...	Christine
Paloma Baeza	...	Valerie Hopkins
Vas Blackwood	...	Vin
Philip Barantini	...	Joey
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barry Barnes	...	D.I. Simm
Michael Bates	...	Spaz
Michael Bates	...	Spaz
Michael Bates	...	Spaz
Gerry Behan	...	Guard 1
Des Braiden	...	Magistrate
Paul Burke	...	Prison Officer
Barry Cassin	...	Judge
Richard Dormer	...	Denis' Brief
Phelim Drew	...	Duty Medical Registrer
Dave Duffy	...	Escort Officer 2
Patrick Fitzsymons	...	Punishment Call Officer
Laurence Foster	...	Clerk of the Court
Luke Hayden	...	Prison Officer 1
Stephen Holland	...	Mike
Simon Imrie	...	Wing Officer
Allen Leech	...	Policeman 1 (as Alan Leech)
Patrick Leech	...	Change Of Detail Officer
Packy Lee	...	Trusty
Alvaro Lucchesi	...	Escort Officer
Tara Maguire	...	Nurse 1
Eoin McCarthy	...	Escort Officer 1
Keith McErlean	...	Reception Officer Prison 1
Brian McGuinness	...	Frank
Hugh B. O'Brien	...	Victim Support Counsellor
Simon O'Gorman	...	Prison Officer
David O'Meara	...	Senior Officer
Rachel O'Riordan	...	Nurse 2
Michael Parle	...	Second Con
Martin Phillips	...	First Prison Officer 1
Robert Price	...	Mills
Lalor Roddy	...	Jones
Paul Ronan	...	Officer 1
Russell Smith	...	Prosecution Brief
Stewart Stafford	...	Prison Officer 1
Maurice Supple	...	Second Prison Gate Officer
Paul Valentine	...	Guard 2
Mal Whyte	...	Senior Officer

MPAA:

Rated R for language and violence.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Germany:16 | Italy:T | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Jolyon Symonds Productions Ltd.

Goofs:

Continuity: Denis opens the door of the airplane and bails out. In the next shot, the door is closed.

Quotes:

Denis: A man kills the person you love without reason. You try to remember something he said to make sense of what he did, but there's nothing there. I don't know what I expected to feel, not victory - none of this could bring Valerie back. I hadn't thought of any future beyond killing Ricky Barnes. They say an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.

a revenge drama more than anything,

and i do mean drama.this is not an action packed movie.the emphasis is definitely on the drama.it's all about the trouble a man goes to to get revenge on a guy who killed his wife.it takes quite awhile to get there,and when it does,it's almost not worth it,at least in my opinion.i don't mind if a movie takes awhile to get to the payoff,except in this movie,there isn't really a payoff.i sorta wondered to myself if it was worth all the trouble the guy went through.but the movie is at least watchable.plus,there is a bit of character development and there's some pretty good acting.plus,it's not as if the movie is drop dead boring or anything.i just expected more.if you're an action junkie,you should look elsewhere for your fix.you won't find it here.when all is said and done,i think The Escapist is worth a 6/10.