A pilots pregnant wife is killed by a band of thugs who break into their home. The gang is caught and sent off to prison. Wanting to see that "justice" is done the pilot stages his own death and then gets himself arrested so he can hunt the killers in the prisons into which they have been sent. To be honest the story is a bit clichéd with the plot taking some obvious paths once things are set in motion. Normally that would be a bad thing but here the film works largely thanks to a very good cast of mostly unknown actors. The stand out is Andy Serkis, best known for playing Gollum in the Lord of the Rings movies. Here he's the head of the nasty band and his vileness seems to drip off the screen. If you want to know why Peter Jackson chose him to play the tortured creature in the big budgeted epic look no further. Serkis isn't on screen much until the final portion of the film, but his evilness in the early part of the film hangs over everything like a dark cloud. Definitely worth a look for those who want an undemanding thriller, and those who want to see what Andy Serkis is capable of when he isn't doing just a computer generated character. 6.5 out of 10.
《逃狱者》一片在越狱题材电影中有着独特的地位。影片的叙事结构颇具匠心，采用了倒叙与插叙相结合的手法，将故事的来龙去脉如抽丝剥茧般展现在观众眼前。这种叙事方式不仅增加了影片的悬疑感和吸引力，还使观众在观影结束后能有恍然大悟的畅快之感。例如，影片开头先呈现出主角身处绝境、一心想要逃脱监狱的画面，随后通过回忆慢慢揭示他入狱的原因以及背后隐藏的种种复杂情节，让观众仿佛置身于一场充满谜题的解谜之旅中，极大地丰富了观影体验。
从角色表演来看，演员们的表现可圈可点。主演们凭借着精湛的演技，将各自角色刻画得入木三分。无论是主角眼中对自由的渴望之光，还是反派角色的狡黠阴险，都被演绎得淋漓尽致，让观众能够深刻地感受到角色的情感变化和内心世界，进而更加投入到剧情之中。比如主角在面对监狱的压迫和不公时，那种愤怒、不甘以及对自由的强烈向往，透过演员细腻的表演传递给了每一位观众，使观众仿佛也成为了那个渴望冲破牢笼的人。
影片的主题表达深刻而引人深思。它不仅仅是一部简单的越狱动作片，更是对自由、救赎以及人性的深度探讨。主角为了追求自由，不惜一切代价逃离监狱，这体现了自由在人们心中的至高无上的地位。同时，在越狱的过程中，主角不断地反思自己的过去，实现自我救赎，这也展现了人性中的坚韧与善良。此外，影片还通过对监狱中种种黑暗现象的描绘，对社会现实进行了一定的批判，让观众在欣赏电影的同时，也能对人性和社会有更深刻的认识。
总的来说，《逃狱者》是一部在叙事、表演和主题表达上都相当出色的电影。它以其独特的魅力吸引着观众，让人们沉浸在这个充满紧张刺激又富有内涵的故事世界中，无疑是越狱题材电影中的一部佳作。