The Escape (1998)
Clayton, at the age of nineteen, is convicted for a crime he did not commit. Ten years afterwards, after having taken all the abuses against him in prison, he decides to escape, without caring about the consequences.
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I loved this movie! If you are a Patrick Dempsey fan (as I am), this was a virtual feast. It was more of a romance than an "action" movie. For those who are looking for a violent, shoot-em-up movie focused primarily on a prison escape, I would advise to look elsewhere. This movie is more about feelings and the many different ways to "escape" - from the pain of bad life choices, from a life of sadness, into dreams of a better future. More of an artistic film. I loved this movie so much I bought a copy and watch it over and over. It was meaningful to me on many levels and I love Patrick with his long hair!
The title does not match the story much, since there is 15 minutes of Clayton escaping from a mad policeman and the police force then for the rest of the hour he manages to end up in a house when it was pouring down.Later on he meets some girl, they talk about their dreams after talking for over an hour morning came police raided the house Clayton runs to a nearby dam does a Peter Pan like the fugitive and gets shot.After all that is this even an escape movie or him talking about his dreams with a young musician about opening a club called the cage also some other questions are "what happened to that cop".
One reviewer commented that the movie didn't know if it was an action movie, or an exploration of the minds of prisoners. That about sums it. There's not much action in this prison escape movie, which spends a great deal of time talking about the greatness of poetry, reading poems, or having B&W fantasies about owning a nightclub where people can read poetry. It's as ridiculous as it sounds. The movie seemed like it was going nowhere, and at the end, that's where it was. You'll be asking yourself at that point, "What was the point of all of this?"
Bridgette Bako is the one ray of light in this predictable movie line. An amazing beauty!