Customer Reviews

Wedlock

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Very poorly done, I remember this when it was DeadLock and not
WedLock, my best guess is, when they, for what ever reason, decided
to rename it to WedLock, they had to dub in voice tracks to cover
up any words that mentioned DeadLock and let me tell you, the voice
sync is WAY off, I will email Amazon to see if I can return this
but being open, they may not allow it?
SO, my 1 star is for the VERY poor quality of the audio track sync
the movie itself is ok as I am a long time Rutger fan
So be forwarned of this audio glitch,
G2

I haven't seen this version yet, but if it's the exact same as when it was originally released as "Deadlock" (only available on VHS as far as I know), then it's a great early 90's movie. Rutger Hauer has a certain 'style' of acting that you either love or hate, but if you like him, you'll like this movie. Sure, his inevitable hook-up with Mimi's character is formulaic, but overall it's an interesting watch.

The concept is totally progressive and intriguing while you get totally drawn into this wildly insane and intense "game of life" For anyone who wants some excitement for a couple of hours! But beware, it will stick in your brain - - this could very well be the future........

I'd like to see this one on DVD. It's a pretty good movie.

The idea behind it is extremely clever. Rutger Hauer (who was so hauntingly dangerous in _Blade Runner_ and so terrifyingly menacing in _The Hitcher_) is here cast somewhat against type as an electronics wizard who is enlisted into a diamond heist by a beautiful woman (Joan Chen) and then double-crossed. Off he goes to an experimental maximum-security prison.

The really clever bit is how the prison works. There are no walls holding the prisoners in; instead, each prisoner wears a collar with a charge of plastic explosive in it. Will it go off if they step outside the prison boundaries? Nope, that wouldn't be secure enough (or sadistic enough either). Instead, each prisoner is _paired_ with one other prisoner (in what is euphemistically called 'wedlock') and their collars attuned to each other so that if they get more than 100 yards apart -- powie. And since nobody knows which prisoner s/he is paired with, nobody can ever get more than 100 yards from anybody else.

Unless, that is, a pair of partners could _find out_ that they were partners and escape together. I won't give away any of the plot developments, but since Mimi Rogers is Hauer's co-star, you can probably do the math here.

The credible-at-best dialogue isn't going to win any awards or anything, but at least we don't run out of plot before we run out of movie. Stuff keeps happening right up to the end, most of it clever, some of it deliberately funny, and all of it kept personable by Hauer and Rogers. And there's some nice play (occasionally sharp-edged and satirical) with the concept of wedlock that makes the thing worth rewatching.

Drawbacks? The budget obviously wasn't very big here and it's pretty clear some corners were cut. Then, too, some of it is derivative of _Cool Hand Luke_, _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_, and any number of other loner-individualist-in-prison and/or two-outlaws-on-the-run flicks.

Nevertheless it's a good, reliable movie that won't disappoint you if you like this sort of thing. If it ever shows up on DVD, grab it; until then, the VHS version is serviceable if you can get it.

EDIT: It _has_ shown up on DVD, under its other title _Wedlock_.

Good science fiction, with a novel twist (prisoners are kept together by explosive neck-braces that will explode if they are seperated more than 100 yards) is nearly done in by mediocre production values and a plot that nearly deteriorates near the end. The love story is pretty pale too, though Hauer and Rogers make it worth seeing.

A science fiction movie that is different. A very good cast (Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, Mimi Rogers, James Remar). A few twists that add to the suspense. Very well done.

Modern prison of the future... Prison with no fences and yet no one escaped from there. In this prison convicts are guards to each others, and lethal collars are preventing them to run away. Add Rutger Hauer as main star and we have a big shot! A lot of action, fun and Rutger's cold humor. Plus, he has lovely Mimi Rogers as wedlock partner and what more do you need?! This is TV movie but it is very good, a lot better than many new films that we can see in theaters these days.

It gives me joy to watch a movie that I have not seen in a long time.

I enjoy Rutger Hauer and had not seen some of his older movies. If you are a fan, you will like this one! I really liked this one, good special effects and action.

This is a fun movie. Caught it on HBO. If you like breaking out of prison movies with some twist and turns; this one does it for you. Joan Chen as the two timing bitch girlfriend is fun to watch.