The environmentalist Jack Damson (Brendan Fraser) accidentally kills a man during a protest in the woods and is imprisoned. Years later, his former wife and lawyer Maria (Amy Price-Francis) now is living with their daughter Jenny (Holly Deveaux) and their son Mikey (Christian Martyn) with Jack's friend Chuck (Daniel Kash). Chuck invites Jenny and Mikey to go camping in the woods.
Meanwhile the psychopath Tommy Baxter (Dominic Purcell) travels with his retarded brother Kenny (Ethan Suplee) to a cabin in the same forest and Tommy kills the owner. However Jenny and Mikey witness the murder and Tommy hunts them. Jenny loses her cellular and Kenny calls Maria believing that she is his mother. Maria tells Jack what is happening and he breaks out of prison to rescue the siblings from the criminals. Will Jack succeed in his intent?
"Breakout" is an awful thriller with a lame and stupid story full of clichés and terrible screenplay. There are many so many holes and stupid situations that it is difficult to list all of them. For example: (a) Jenny and Mikey sleep in the woods like angels while the psychopath is chasing them. (b) Everybody is stranded in the same point of the woods. (c) Jack easily finds Chuck and instead of the wounded guy drives his car out of the forest to call the police, he walks with Jack without a gun and slowing down his friend. (d) Jack easily finds his kids since he knows the forest, but he never brings them back to Maria's car. (e) Tommy misses all his shots except the one that kills the ranger. (f) Jack stabs Tommy on his hand but he never throws away the rifle in the river or brings the weapon with him. (g) Maria has successive contacts with Kenny, but she never goes to the police to report exactly what is happening in the woods. (h) The environmental problem is just a pretext to put Jack in prison and is totally forgotten. My vote is two.
Title (Brazil): "A Caça" ("The Hunting")
Meanwhile the psychopath Tommy Baxter (Dominic Purcell) travels with his retarded brother Kenny (Ethan Suplee) to a cabin in the same forest and Tommy kills the owner. However Jenny and Mikey witness the murder and Tommy hunts them. Jenny loses her cellular and Kenny calls Maria believing that she is his mother. Maria tells Jack what is happening and he breaks out of prison to rescue the siblings from the criminals. Will Jack succeed in his intent?
"Breakout" is an awful thriller with a lame and stupid story full of clichés and terrible screenplay. There are many so many holes and stupid situations that it is difficult to list all of them. For example: (a) Jenny and Mikey sleep in the woods like angels while the psychopath is chasing them. (b) Everybody is stranded in the same point of the woods. (c) Jack easily finds Chuck and instead of the wounded guy drives his car out of the forest to call the police, he walks with Jack without a gun and slowing down his friend. (d) Jack easily finds his kids since he knows the forest, but he never brings them back to Maria's car. (e) Tommy misses all his shots except the one that kills the ranger. (f) Jack stabs Tommy on his hand but he never throws away the rifle in the river or brings the weapon with him. (g) Maria has successive contacts with Kenny, but she never goes to the police to report exactly what is happening in the woods. (h) The environmental problem is just a pretext to put Jack in prison and is totally forgotten. My vote is two.
Title (Brazil): "A Caça" ("The Hunting")