An ambitious but uneven policier that wants to be both knockabout buddy movie and action-packed drama with serious, contemporary themes

For all its weaknesses and occasional lapses into cliché, The Stronghold should still get you through a couple of hours, entertained and mostly engrossed.

The Stronghold is an immersive, gripping drama that's much more than just the suspenseful, brilliantly staged action set piece that occurs smack-dab at the movie's halfway point.

In this slickly-produced and strongly-acted thriller, lots of buildup leads to nowhere.