No Escape (2015)
No Escape is a 2015 American action thriller film directed
by John Erick Dowdle, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother, Drew
Dowdle. The film stars Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, and Pierce
Brosnan, and tells the story of an expat engineer trapped with his
family in Thailand during a violent uprising.
The film was released on August 26, 2015. It had special
sneak previews in the Philippines on August 16 and 17, 2015, as well
as multiple pre-screenings throughout the United States before its official
release on August 26, 2015 by The Weinstein Company. No Escape received
mixed reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences and the acting
performances, especially Wilson's dramatic role, but others criticized the lack
of character development and anti-climactic ending.
