Lockdown (2000)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

John Luessenhop

Writer (WGA):

Preston A. Whitmore II (written by)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and end up in prison.

Plot Keywords:

Swimmer | Wrongful Conviction | Singing In Car | Release From Prison | Cell Mate

Cast

Richard T. Jones	...	Avery Montgomery
Gabriel Casseus	...	Cashmere
De'aundre Bonds	...	Dre
Master P	...	Clean Up
Melissa De Sousa	...	Krista
Bill Nunn	...	Charles
Clifton Powell	...	Malachi Young
Sticky Fingaz	...	Broadway
David 'Shark' Fralick	...	Graffiti (as David Shark Fralick)
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Saunders
Chrystale Wilson	...	Dana
Paulette Braxton	...	Marisa
Mike Butters	...	Barkley
Joe Torry	...	Alize
Mary Evans	...	Anderson

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal violence including sexual assaults, a strong scene of sexuality, pervasive language and graphic drug use.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:R21 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Mexico:C

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Evolution Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: During the final fight, the stab wound in Ruckus' back disappears and reappears between shots.

Flickers

Right - another prison flick. Another movie about a young black man, in this case 3 young black men, wrongly accused of a crime, convicted and sent to prison. The statement behind that injustice is bold enough. It's a bit "Boyz n the Hood" up to that point. Once it hits the prison - there are few comparisons to match some of the intensity (how's that for ambiguity?).

This movie has a few valuable segments worth the rest of its deficits. A few scenes may take you to a place you do not want ever to be. There are moments in the prison scenes where the actors are so credible it might as well be real. The directing had flickers of greatness to capture that intensity.

But just like that, in a flicker you're back to watching a $2 film worth a penny. Just watch it for the acting and directing behind a few prison scenes that fairly represent "Lockdown".