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Lockdown (2003)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:7

Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

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... 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 learn to cope with prison life and learn the ropes in order to simply survive. LOCKDOWN is the directorial debut of John Luessenhop. [More]

Starring: Richard T. Jones, Gabriel Casseus, Master P, Bill Nunn

Starring: Richard T. Jones, Gabriel Casseus, Master P, Bill Nunn, De'Aundre Bonds, Rocky Carroll, Anna Maria Horsford, Joe Torry, Clifton Powell, Melissa De Sousa

Director: John Luessenhop

Director: John Luessenhop
Screenwriter: Preston A. Whitmore
Producer: Jeff Clanagan, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Steven "Black" Lockett
Composer: John Frizzell
Studio: Palm Pictures

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

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/03/03
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

[A] modest yet intermittently powerful film.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/14/03
Ken Fox
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).

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
02/14/03
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Nitrate Online

What makes the movie memorable is its authenticity.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/14/03
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post

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

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
02/14/03
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press

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.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
02/14/03
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

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

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
02/17/03
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

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

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
02/13/03
Steve Murray
Steve Murray
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/14/03
Desson Thomson
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Washington Post

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06/06/08
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
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08/16/05
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