Escape (1971 TV Movie)
3/10
Watchable
5 August 2023
Somewhat intriguing and I suppose watchable if you are interested in tv from this time period. Too many scenes of cars being driven around in the dark to open the movie and kind of far-fetched in that the bad guys don't just kill Christopher George, but keep finding ways to subdue him that of course require him to use his special escape artist skills. The cast is noteworthy, with Avery Schreiber as George's sidekick, William Schallert as the senator, his eccentric wife played by Gloria Grahame. William Windom was okay, not his best stuff. Maybe I am rating it too low, it tried to connect in several different ways, but unsuccessfully on all counts in my opinion. The best scene was Gloria Grahame and Schreiber, somewhat reminiscent of Johnny Depp playing Dean Corso and his conversation with Baroness Kessler in her library. The plot is really not that bad, but there is no sci-fi type build up or anything, and then it quickly shifts into batman type silliness at an amusement park. Several scenes involving George go on too long as what should be an episode is turned into a 73-minute movie. Frankly George is the major weak spot here. And it's just not very well shot.
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