Escape
2023
Thriller

Escape
2023
Thriller
Plot summary
Ten sex trafficked young women are taken from an island resort by a violent criminal gang for shipping to an overseas client. A young nurse and feisty dancer hatch an escape-plan, finding themselves in the desert fighting for survival against ruthless traffickers.
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OK for a B movie
Imagine if Made in Chelsea got gritty
Great setting and scenery, the plot is as you'd expect for this type of film, so you know what you're getting but it's solid and an easy watch.
The female characters are, on the whole, portrayed as having both beauty and brains, as they ultimately outsmart their captors and escape. Ok, you may question how a small group of petite young women in skimpy dresses and high heels can run through the desert and take down a ruthless criminal gang...but it's a movie, it's fiction and in this move, that's what they do, and it's positive to see this portrayed.
I think some of the acting is very good, and being honest, some of it is a bit questionable, but it doesn't detract from the overall film. The bad guys / criminals all fit the bill very well, and the lead female roles are solid. A few of the performances are a bit 'Made in Chelsea / I want to look like I'm crying but really I'm not', but all in all, the film does what it says on the tin and delivers on its promise.
I think it is a bit like if the Made in Chelsea lot went on holiday and got captured, and you'll probably see this and know what you're getting from the trailer, so if it's not for you, don't watch the film.
Overall: an easy watch, enjoyable, some good performances, great scenery / settings, good to see female characters in the stronger, hero, come-out-on-top roles.
Not-So-Dumb Blondes
Within the first five minutes I was surprised. I figured this was going to be the typical hit a big guy once in the head, stand back long enough for him to shake it off before jumping in the truck, fumble with the keys, or the truck won't start so one can get capture by the big guy regardless. Lo and behold the girl does exactly as I seem to typically yell at her to do through the tv and she fights like hell, like her life depends upon it, because it does.
As for those low-scored reviews, I'm guessing there wasn't enough gratuitous nudity and sexual violence for them in this movie. Maybe they didn't like the women talking amongst themselves to try to find a way out of the situation or their willingness to fight back against the men. Personally, it gets old watching female characters written to be both hapless and helpless. Okay, so maybe there are no big-name superstars, maybe a few simple flashbacks were just too confusing for some to follow. Maybe some of the dialogue wasn't too deep or characters too developed.
One thing I noticed about at least one reviewer's comment stating one of the leads was a dancer and other a nurse. Am I the only one who heard one was becoming a veterinarian and other was a nurse. Is that the difference between what a male hears and what a female hears? Just kidding.
All jokes aside, it was an okay movie to watch. Are there better? Yes, but there is a whole lot worse one could waste their time watching.