BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

rodrig58 I like movies with action in prison, they have something special, when they are well done. And this movie it is one of those. I had a very pleasant surprise, watching it, I did not expect, I thought it is probably another dozen failure. But no, it is very well done, from all points of view, directing, image, music, great fights(you don't want to meet Alena-Danielle Chuchran), excellent stunts, actors' play. Dolph Lundgren's coolest role from all the movies I've seen. It's the story of a tough guy, Jack Stone (Matthew Reese - a very nice breakthrough for me) who goes to jail to... but no, I will not tell you the story, as other people do, just watch it and you'll not regret it, it's really worth it!

udar55 The last few Dolph Lundgren flicks have been rough going (specifically the Serafini ones like BLOOD OF REDEMPTION), so I entered RIOT with expectations lower than usual. So it was nice to see it actually putting forth some effort. It is essentially a vanity project (lead Matthew Reese's name appears 3 times in the first 30 seconds) and you have to suffer through UFC fighter Chuck Liddell - sporting a huge HGH belly - doing one of the worst Russian accents in the history of cinema (not an easy feat!), but the filmmakers came up with a twisty plot, some cool guard costumes and did some interesting fight choreography (which was obviously influenced by JOHN WICK and THE RAID films). Not a Dolph- classic by any means, but a decent 85 minutes.

Conan Conan An excellent movie full of action. Original story. It keeps you wondering all the time what will happened. When you think that it is going to finish. Surprise: The movie explodes with more action. Is like every minute is more intense. Also It is no brutal or gore. Is more like, the bad guys are going to be kicked. But the way, the secuenses of scenes are brilliantly selected. If you can, watch it. The prison is like hell. The kingpin control almost everything. It is a place full of risk. The three main actors, did a great work. Including the undercover agents. It isn't a sad movie, you don't need to go deep in sentimental expressions. But you can understand the pain and motivation.

quincytheodore Formula for Riot is simple; put haphazard fight scene in prison, followed by random investigation of corrupt cop, crime syndicate or elaborate conspiracy, then do it all over again for one and half hour. I dislike speaking ill of actors when they are trying to broaden the characters, but the acting involved here is weak. Furthermore, the action sequences can be too timid or exaggerated, sometimes in the span of same few minutes, in exception of a couple of decent performances.If there is a convoluted way to present B-movie, this is it. There are so many interweaving subplots, from the cliché dead wife vengeance angle, the pursuit of dirty cops, sudden undercover agents. At one time there's even the daughter of the villain who strolls from out of nowhere, gives a speech while another subplot happens simultaneously, then leaves. The script looks like every plot from similar movies scrambled together in one joint.Dolph Lundgren plays as a socially awkward inmate who might have shady secrets, however his attempt to portray a more simple man is very bland. It like seeing a giant pretending he's shy even though he towers above practically everyone. Meanwhile, Chuck Liddell delivers one of the most unconvincing villains in recent years. He seems emotionally detached and the odd accent doesn't help much either.Action scene, where all the hope lies, is unstable. Some extras either look confused or overly zealous. At one point some civilians would act ridiculous hammy then running to the wrong way, the next moment there's a guard who is hit by a punch and does somersault to sell the move. Fight scene can look good, but it's mostly the actors doing slow choreography and the usual punching the air motion.The good points here are the main lead Matthew Reese, who looks like a proper action star. He presents the better action scenes which is a level above the rest. The other most notable performance is surprisingly Danielle Chuchran as supporting female. Her role is simple, but she does more heavy lifting than most actors here, doing decent fight scenes as well as average Mission Impossible espionage stuff.The movie is a spectacle as noisy and messy as the title suggests. Aside from one or two good instances, this jumbled mess of narrative and choreography is not an appealing case for a visit.