Wedlock

I had this movie on VHS for years, but I wanted it on DVD too. (I'd also purchase it on Instant Video if it were available!). Rutger Hauer has been my favorite actor for a very long time - he plays his part extremely well, whether is be a good guy or a bad guy. Personally, I like it when he's the good guy. This movie entertained me and kept me interested for the whole time - and that's what I'm looking for in a movie. I liked the story this movie told. 5 stars from me!

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_.

Great story, good cast and directing, and decent sets and locations make this well worth viewing. Fans of Rutger Hauer should definitely see it. A bit of a sleeper that most may not have heard about. Prisoners have to wear paired explosive collars that explode when they get to far from their partner. Not only does it make it hard to escape, you might loose your head finding your match.

The movie a ride in great condition. The DVD works great

Good movie very entertaining

It was good but it's not the same as the original as I remember it. There seems to be a lot of the prison scene cut out and him trying to figure out who his partner it. Another movie is Legend by Scott Ridley his directors cut is totally different than the original version, which to me isn't as good. The same with this movie which has been renamed wedlock.

love it

Good older movie.

great film

ok

Great

Great film arrived when it said it and in excellent condition thank you

Many thanks. Highly recommended.