Review – Lockout

The problem with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes’ cover of “Sloop John B” by The Beach Boys is that it leads off with an homage to “Teenage Lobotomy” by The Ramones. The Gimmes’ song is fine, but it tends to leave me wondering why I’m not listening to The Ramones. Likewise I spent most of this movie wondering why I wasn’t watching Escape from New York (or at least Escape from LA). The time’s a little farther in the future, and the place is a space station rather than a repurposed metropolis. Otherwise it’s the same rebel commando prison rescue routine. A lavish effects budget and an addiction to ill-conceived quips doesn’t make for a better picture. Mildly amusing