The Escape of Prisoner 614

Jokes fall continually flat, while any scene calling for even a modicum of dramatic heft is obnoxiously unimpressive.

Writer/director Zach Golden, making his feature debut, does all right by the silly but warmhearted character dynamics and the retro-diner humanism.

A handful of fine actors are wasted in the limp comedy "The Escape of Prisoner 614," a period picture that never figures out exactly what it's spoofing.

A pastiche of western tropes too tongue-in-cheek to sell its dramatic intentions, but just sincere enough to smother any intimations of parody, "The Escape of Prisoner 614" never commits to a consistent tone.

This satirical, modern-day Western induces a few mild chuckles but mostly wastes the talents of its cast.

More of an absurdist comedy than an uproarious one, this mostly works because McDorman and Starr play things completely seriously.

... doesn't have the satirical dexterity to generate any substance beyond its slapstick shenanigans.

Flimsy, weakly-scripted, wannabe satirical Western that never takes advantage of its talented cast, particularly Ron Perlman and Sondra James.

Despite amiable performances by a great cast, this bantering seriocomedy about two sort-of deputies tracking a prison escapee in the Catskill Mountains is a sub-Tarantino dud.