The dramatic events in the 'Lockdown' follow Avery, a perfect swimmer, returns to the college to enter the races in swimming. One night after winning a race he hangs out and celebrates with his friends, Dre and Cashmere, but Broadway, who is a drunk dealer and wants to revenge from Cashmere , he puts the gun in his car after killing a woman during his attempt for robbery to find them accused mistakenly and behind the bars.
Though over-the-top and simplistic, the film has a punchy B-movie grit and gusto.
Nitrate Online
February 14, 2003
Melodramatic and sincere, Lockdown shows the penal system's corruptions sensationally, in ways that distinguish it from sensational prison flicks like Seagal's trippy Half Past Dead (2002) or Stallone's histrionic Lock Up (1989).
Despite a low budget and predictable story line, Lockdown has undeniable power to it, fired by some fine performances and a terrifying portrayal of prison life that rings disturbingly true.
