President's daughter kidnapped? Check! Reluctant antihero? Check! Only hours to save the day? Check! World's most secure prison? Check! Planets deadliest criminals? Check! Only man for the job is a loose cannon? CHECK!!!
Check out the trailer for Lockout, the new ass kicking smash up from Luc Besson.
Guy Pierce joins up with Besson's new favourite lady Maggie Grace (Taken, Lost) in this simple and silly premise that is guaranteed to be, well, excellent. Let's face it, this is the kind of thing that in the late 80's and early 90's was getting hammered out every year but now we have the technical skills to make it work visually and the previous experience on how not to make it so it comes across as ridiculous in ten years. And remember how Taken looked pretty average when it came out?
Guy Pierce looks like he's having a ball with this and why not, it's basically a Snake Plissken movie he's landed.