The
latest
episode in
BMW Films’
The Hire
series
once again
features a star-studded
cast
fronted by Clive Owen and a
blockbuster
director, all to highlight the
latest
BMW 5 Series.
The Escape
marks a
return to
The Hire
series
after 15 years. Like the
previous
installments, the
new
film condenses
science-
fiction and
action-
movie elements into 11
minutes (
not
counting the
credits) of
gunfire,
explosions, and
car
chases. It’s
exciting and
entertaining and
features some lovely shots of the
new 5 Series,
mixed in with some
Fast and Furious-worthy stunts. A
helicopter
is
involved.
Alongside Owen, Neill Blomkamp (
District 9,
Chappie)
directs, while Jon Bernthal (
The Walking Dead)
plays the
villainous Holt, and Dakota Fanning plays …
well, we’re
not
sure. Holt
calls Fanning’s
character Five, although she
corrects him and
says her
name
is Lily,
so we
think she’s a
clone, but we have no
idea why.
Perhaps that’s the
cost of
condensing an
entire
action
flick into something you can
watch during a leisurely
bathroom
break.
Still, you
don’t
want to
miss what Blomkamp, Owen, Bernthal, and Fanning come up with in this neat
short
film. Oh, and the 5 Series
looks
good,
too.
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