Breakout
by Tom Gries
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Actor: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Randy Quaid, Robert Duvall, Sheree NorthDirector: Tom Gries
Brand: BRONSON,CHARLES
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); Chinese (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-02
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Breakout
DVD Review: Decent Action/Thriller
Summary: 3 Stars
Bronson was never an actor's actor, not in the traditional sense. A squint & smile did for him what a soliloquy did for Olivier.
The prototype for the action stars of today, his real asset was his presence - the man had sheer presence. You could feel the raw energy that boiled under all those ripped muscles. If he growled at you to jump - your only recourse would've been to ask how high.
Bronson was an honest-to-goodness badass, so any of his films can't be judged based on 'acting' per se. Rather you gauge it on how much fun you had in the viewing. And Breakout was pretty fun.
A decent action/adventure flick with one of the most outrageous death scenes you'll ever see.
When someone dies by a plane's propeller - typically you see the horror thru the eyes of either the victim or the witnesses, followed by a splash of red on the blades, plane fuselage and/or the ground. This is the first time I can recall seeing a 'body' take the devastating hit. Absolutely brutal. And, to be honest, actually kind of funny - because it's so clearly a stuffed mannequin getting Ginsu'd. It was the 1970's - no such thing as CGI back then.
What surprised me was this plot was literally lifted for a modern reboot. The Russell Crowe/Meg Ryan action/love story flick "Proof of Life", has the exact same storyline of Breakout. Had never heard this movie was clearly that film's inspiration. In fact, it's not even noted in IMDb's movie connections. (have added the update, but they're effete prigs who believe they "know better" than real film fans so....)
One word of caution - and it's a curious caution. There's an off-putting scene where Bronson's character, Nick Colton, finally expresses his love for the other man's wife. Instead of showing that moment of deep emotion by, say, caressing her cheek or touching the back of her neck - he gently grabs her throat. Now, I'm not sure what that means. I know for a fact that Bronson adored his real-life wife Jill Ireland, who plays the wife in this film. So I can only presume it's a very real personal interaction that we're seeing on the celluloid, something intimate that they're sharing with the audience. But if you didn't know about their off-camera relationship - the scene can be quite bizarre. So you've been warned.
Description of Breakout
A guilt-ridden wife hires Bronson to free the husband she helped get imprisoned in Mexico for 28 years at hard labor. Only a desperate attempt with a helicopter holds any hope for success.Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG
Release Date: 5-OCT-2004
Media Type: DVD
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