
A couple (Owen Wilson and Lake Bell) and their two daughters relocate to Asia, only to find themselves caught in the middle of a dangerous coup. Realizing that foreigners are being murdered on the spot, they make a desperate decision to escape the violence on the streets and seek refuge at the American Embassy, all while trying to avoid detection by the merciless rebels.... (Full plot summary below)
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A couple (Owen Wilson and Lake Bell) and their two daughters relocate to Asia, only to find themselves caught in the middle of a dangerous coup. Realizing that foreigners are being murdered on the spot, they make a desperate decision to escape the violence on the streets and seek refuge at the American Embassy, all while trying to avoid detection by the merciless rebels.
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| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA harrowing heart-pounder that delivers even more excitement per-minute than is suggested by its very compelling trailer! |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA risible, trite and predictable exploitation action survival pic. |
| Cincinnati CityBeattt stern-enziNo Escape plays into the worst fears of Americans abroad, where danger lurks around every corner for U.S. nationals, and compounds this jingoistic sense by fostering the notion that no other lives matter more than those of this one American family. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternI won’t make a case for No Escape being a good film; the first half is pretty good and the second half ranges from pretty bad to truly awful. Nor will I deny having enjoyed quite a bit of it as a zombie film, never mind that it’s supposed to be an international thriller with contemporary political significance. |
| Entertainment WeeklyKevin P. SullivanEven ignoring the racism — which is pretty much impossible — No Escape is a cliché-ridden, artless relic. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliNo Escape is a throwback to an era when movies of this genre were defined by suspense and tension. Dowdle isn't interested in providing a safe harbor for those who want a comfortable way to spend two hours. His vision is edgy and exhausting and, for the most part, his execution breathes life into it, tossing a firecracker into the sleepy post-summer movie doldrums. |
| LifeZette.comChristian TotoLousy ending. Weak anti-western culture jab. But the film's midsection is as tense as any movie you'll see this year. Or next. |
| Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)Greg MakiBrosnan lightens the mood and even seems to have a little fun, and that is absolutely not what these filmmakers are interested in. |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaA taut thriller about an American family touching down in an unnamed country just as a violent coup erupts, No Escape goes about its gut-churning business by playing (and preying) on our worst xenophobic tendencies. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairA surprisingly entertaining and gritty little thriller... |