This jailbreak movie was fun and intense! The story is set in South Africa when it was ruled by the Apartheid. 2 guys were trying to change the political system and turn this country into a free one but their subversive actions were considered crimes.
They were caught and sentenced to jail for a bunch of years but being far from conformists, they started to think about escaping from the very beginning. In a society that doesn't respect freedom, jails are worse than normal but these guys endured everything and worked towards a plan that could help them escape.
I don't want to say what was their strategy all about because it could be a spoiler but by simply looking at the poster you can figure it out. However, it is a strategy that couldn't work in today's prisons but they were lucky to have the skills at that time to make it work.
This story happened in real life and the saddest part is that even though South Africa politics and government ended up changing, it was for the worst. Now there is a radical left-wing party in total control, who are racist against the white minority and are destroying the economy. So much effort to fix a country only for it to succumb even lower.
I was happy with the performances, they were ok. The same goes for the camera work. Daniel Radcliffe, the Harry Potter actor, did a good performance. I think this guy has already proved several times he is more than capable of taking the lead role in serious films. He has clearly grown beyond his popularity for simply being Harry Potter.
I would recommend this movie if you are looking for tension and some intense scenes. Their strategy to escape was very clever and implementing it was nerve breaking. Good movie for sure.
The best
- Very intense moments when planning the escape and executing it.
- It is based on a real-life story which makes it more interesting.
The worst
- Some accents were very weird.
- The movie was quite slow, but this is mainly because their strategy to escape was a very meticulous strategy.
More information: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/502425-escape-from-pretoria Review: AAA In numbers: 7/10