In a world where prisons are corporatized and reproductive rights are severely restricted and regulated, Christopher Lambert and wife try to have a second child, only to be arrested and taken to a prison complex that is run by a mentally unstable warden (Kurtwood Smith). This film is super cheesy but a lot of fun. With lines like "I'm never not going to love you," you can tell that the quality of writing was not the filmmakers' main focus. Neither was acting, as they chose the perpetually inept Lambert to play the main character. Luckily, the film does not rest on his acting and more on the special effects and cool futuristic prison setting. Jeffrey Combs and Vernon Wells are both in pretty fantastic supporting roles. The prosthetic effects are awesome, most of which revolve around a pain and/or death delivery device implanted into the prisoners' gut called an Intestinator. Fortress is no masterpiece, but it's a solid 90s action film.
6/10
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