40
Inescapable isn't a terrible movie, but absent its ripped-from-the-headlines setting it's unremarkable.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
30
Los Angeles Times by Betsy Sharkey
Inescapable is like "Taken" without the tension.
25
The film spins its wheels for almost an hour until collapsing under the weight of exposition that renders the mystery nearly besides the point.
50
New York Post by Farran Smith Nehme
The next time Siddig plays a man of intrigue, let’s hope he’s chasing something more interesting than a clueless kid.
30
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
Plagued by clunky action sequences and a porous plot the cast visibly wilts.
20
New York Daily News by Joe Neumaier
Muddled and inert despite the best intentions, this inescapably dull thriller plays like a Middle Eastern take on Liam Neeson’s “Taken.”
20
Waiting for Inescapable to finally reach its unearned, sentimental conclusion is a tiresome experience, but seeing Tomei submit to its badness is several measures worse.
75
The remarkably expressive Mr. Siddig is sympathetic and true as the tortured father, communicating reams of emotion with his eyes, and Ms. Tomei is totally charismatic as his discarded lover who helps him out of a sense of humanity.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Rick Groen
To her credit, Nadda is a solid actors’ director – the performances here are competent even when the writing isn’t. The exception is South Africa which, although a logistically necessary shooting location, ain’t much of a thespian.
67
It’s a deeply confused movie, sometimes productively so.