Sadly Over-hyped

Dreadfully Boring

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

BREAKOUT is a lacklustre and low budget B-movie action thriller from Canada. It has a woodland setting and wooden acting from most of the cast members. The character development is next to nil. A couple of kids vacationing in the wood accidentally witness a murder so the bad guys come hunting for them. Dominic Purcell plays the main antagonist of the film and is on autopilot for the most part while the victimised kids remain resolutely unsympathetic. Perhaps worst of all is the film's protagonist Brendan Fraser, who breaks out of prison in poorly-contrived scenario and becomes one of the unlikeliest action heroes you'll ever see. None of this is remotely convincing with the director coming off as the worst of the bunch as it feels like he has no conviction in his own story.

Breakout was a great movie! It had a interesting story line to it where Jack (Brendan Fraser) breaks out of prison to save his two kids Jen (Holly Deveaux) and Mikey (Christian Martyn) from being killed by a huntsman Tommy Baxter (Dominic Purcell) and his mentally challenged brother Kenny Baxter (Ethan Suplee).I had rented this because the DVD cover box looked interesting and the trailer was neat. The acting was really professional especially from Brendan Fraser and Ethan Suplee. The story really kept you on the edge of your seat the entire time.Unfortunately, the film is only on DVD and not Blu-ray but that is OK. I'm glad I saw it. It doesn't deserve the poor rating here on IMDb.I give 'Breakout' a 6/10.

Review: I really got what I expected with this movie. It's just full of running in the woods and some gruesome murder scenes which made it slightly interesting. The storyline was extremely sketchy! I really didn't understand how Brendan Fraser was able to find his kids in the woods so easy, when the baddies couldn't find them anywhere. Anyway, you do end up sticking with the movie to see how the whole running in the woods thing pans out, but the acting was pretty terrible and the storyline really needed some thought. I'm not surprised that it went straight to DVD. Disappointing!Round-Up: Brendan Fraser has just gone from bad to really bad in my estimation with this movie. He must have just wanted the money. The film looks and feels like it's made for TV and any idiot could have played Brendan's role. To be honest, it didn't really suit him, but Dominic Purcell was a great choice, along with his mentally disturbed brother. Any other person in the world would have called the police when they found out that there kids had been kidnapped, which was what made the whole storyline unbelievable. I recommend this movie to people who are into there drama/thrillers about a father and his kids trying to escape killers in the woods. 2/10

Well, I am sure that "Breakout" was meant with the best of intentions, however, director Damian Lee just made some really bad choices along the way.This movie was sort of a very light version of "Deliverance", except it was nowhere as interesting, captivating or thrilling as that classic movie.The story is about Jack (played by Brendan Fraser) who is prisoned for being an environmentalist, and his children (played by Holly Deveaux and Christian Martyn) and friend (played by Daniel Kash) get trapped in the Canadian wilderness where they witness a man being killed. The killer Tommy (played by Dominic Purcell) and his brother Kenny (played by Ethan Suplee) hunt down the witnesses, as to erase all trace of their crime. Luckily, the imprisoned environmentalist bust out of prison work in the forest in order to help his endangered kids.Storywise, then "Breakout" is actually alright, if it wasn't for some really, really awful moments throughout the course of the movie. I am talking about the fight scene of course, where Jack just runs off after having grounded Tommy and leaves the rifle behind for the deranged killer to pick up. And this leaves me to the second thing; that being the lack of proper aim and ability to hit things that Tommy showed while handling the rifle. He most definitely have studied at that 'bad guy academy' where all villains and goons learn not to hit whatever they are firing their weapons at. It was just laughable. There was a scope on the rifle, and it wasn't even put to use.As for the people on the cast list, well they were doing good enough jobs with the limitations they were imposed through the script. It was a bit strange to see Brendan Fraser out of his ordinary comedy element, but he pulled it off well enough, not great mind you, but passable for entertainment."Breakout" is the type of movie that you know exactly how it will turn out and you are always one step ahead of the story, because it is just that predictable and that much slave to the step-by-step 'how to make a Deliverance spin off movie' handbook.As for the title of the movie, well it could have been better picked, perhaps at something that actually had more to do with the movie than the "Breakout" title actually did.But still, "Breakout" passes as good enough, albeit mindless, entertainment and is good enough for a single watching. I am rating it a 4 out of 10 stars.