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Lockdown (2000)

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Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 12
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Critic Reviews: 5
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A prison drama centering on the travails of three friends unjustly imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit, Lockdown opens with Avery (Richard T. Jones), a talented young swimmer who desperately wants to free himself, his wife Krista (Melissa De Sousa), and their infant son from life in the projects of Albuquerque, NM. Avery's future seems bright when, after winning a regional swimming competition, he is approached by Charles Pierce (Bill Nunn), a talent scout who takes an interest in the

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Sports & Fitness, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: John Luessenhop

Written By: Preston A. Whitmore

In Theaters: Jun 1, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Apr 29, 2003

Box Office:$0.4M

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Critic Reviews for Lockdown

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (5) | DVD (3)

Despite a low budget and predictable story line, Lockdown has undeniable power to it, fired by some fine performances and a terrifying portrayal of prison life that rings disturbingly true.

February 14, 2003 Full Review Source: Detroit News

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Tom Long

Detroit News

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What makes the movie memorable is its authenticity.

February 14, 2003 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

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Doesn't tell you much about prison life that the movies ... haven't told you already.

February 14, 2003 Comment

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Top Critic

Benefits from authenticity, sincerity and an honest sense of outrage.

February 14, 2003 Comment

Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

Top Critic

Though over-the-top and simplistic, the film has a punchy B-movie grit and gusto.

February 13, 2003 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Top Critic

Lockdown makes that excruciating and often terrifying ordeal of incarceration gut wrenching and palpable.

August 28, 2007 Comment

Prairie Miller

Long Island Press

Lockdown makes that excruciating and often terrifying ordeal of incarceration gut wrenching and palpable.

February 17, 2003 Comment

Prairie Miller

Long Island Press

[A] modest yet intermittently powerful film.

February 14, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Ken Fox

TV Guide's Movie Guide

Melodramatic and sincere, Lockdown shows the penal system's corruptions sensationally, in ways that distinguish it from sensational prison flicks like Seagal's trippy Half Past Dead (2002) or Stallone's histrionic Lock Up (1989).

February 14, 2003 Full Review Source: Nitrate Online

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Cynthia Fuchs

Nitrate Online

Here's hoping Richard T. Jones will get a chance to display his chops in a real movie sometime.

January 3, 2003 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

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This movie is about an innocent group of guys who get framed for murder and try to survive the jail experience. Rough stuff.

December 12, 2007

Ida Kern

Super Reviewer

This is a good movie..shows a lot about prison and how it is foreal, and how people try ta pin murder or somethin on someone else its one of my favorite

July 29, 2007