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01/15/05
Lockdown (2003)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:7
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.8/10
Theatrical Release:Feb 14, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $350,785
Synopsis: Three friends (Richard T. Jones, Gabriel Casseus, and Master P), all honest men, are wrongly convicted of murder and bound to prison sentences they don't deserve. What's worse, they must quickly... [More]
Starring: Richard T. Jones, Gabriel Casseus, Master P, Bill Nunn
Director: John Luessenhop
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12/06/05
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).
02/14/03
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06/06/08
Top CriticDoesn't tell you much about prison life that the movies ... haven't told you already.
02/14/03
Top CriticNo review available.
08/16/05
[A] modest yet intermittently powerful film.
02/14/03
Here's hoping Richard T. Jones will get a chance to display his chops in a real movie sometime.
01/03/03
Lockdown makes that excruciating and often terrifying ordeal of incarceration gut wrenching and palpable.
02/17/03
What makes the movie memorable is its authenticity.
02/14/03
Top CriticThough over-the-top and simplistic, the film has a punchy B-movie grit and gusto.
02/13/03
Top CriticBenefits from authenticity, sincerity and an honest sense of outrage.
02/14/03
Top CriticDespite 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.
02/14/03
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