I sense that the budget was short a few thousand and we're left with half a movie. Some confusing scenes edited together in a hurry, Odd flashbacks of sex games that aren't connected to the rest of he story (or are they?), and our 'protagonist' (was she? Can we call her that?) being set free because 'nobody will believe her story'. And when Natasha is left with her hand in the bear (suitably vague to avoid spoiling it), you're left wondering why they didn't use the cuffs to pull the lever, or indeed if such an injury could or did kill her. ![]() there is a highly contrived feel to all of the deaths, almost like the puzzles in a real escape room, oddly. Aside from the first death, nobody actually has to die, yet the final 'puzzle' relies on only one person making it to that stage. As the totally hatable people start to get picked off, you're left wondering why. Plothole number one is 'what was stopping everyone going into the same room to solve the crossword puzzle'? Would have been a short movie, I guess that's the answer. I've done a few, and this one had some cool puzzles that would definitely work well. The Escape Room itself is actually pretty cool. At one point early on, during the dinner 'party' scene, I actually started to wonder if they were making it up as they went along. If you worked with people like this, you'd be on. If you had relatives like this, you'd avoid them. They're the kind of people that if they sat next to you in a bar or restaurant, you'd be annoyed. yes, I'm going to list some of them, don't worry ) First, the two biggest: all of the characters are almost immediately detestable. unfortunately all if that is quickly lost under all the bad things. :( There is some good here, some (but by no means all) of the acting, the sets, the basic premise of the movie. Also, the elephant in the room: how frustrating when there are two movies with the same name and a similar setup and you find yourself watching the wrong one. This is how everyone involved in making this movie must be feeling right now. 's so frustrating when you have a good puzzle, and you just can't solve it. #EscapeRoomMovie only in theaters this January. The film is directed by Adam Robitel ( Insidious: The Last Key).Įscape Room is a psychological thriller about six strangers who find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to find the clues or die.Įscape Room opens in theaters on January 4, 2019. However, they don’t know they are all linked together. ![]() All of them coming from all different walks of life, but are drawn together with the opportunity to win $1 million dollars. Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, Nik Dodani, and Yorick van Wageningen are the players. Of course, one can’t help but see the similarities to Saw, in which unwitting players are forced to play a game of survival. Sure, it may not be entirely original, but a horror riff on escape rooms does have its potential. And if they don’t figure out how to get out, they will all die. Unfortunately, these six players come to find out there were all brought there for a purpose. The idea of it all is that six strangers are brought together to play a new escape room with the chance to win $1 million dollars. Sony Pictures has released an official trailer for the film, and you can check it out below along with a poster. Of course, this is the perfect conceit for a horror film.Īnd this gives us Escape Room, a film that takes the concept of the friendly game and turns it into a horrific nightmare. For those who are not familiar with the concept, escape rooms are when a group of people get together to solve puzzles and answer riddles in order to escape their current imprisonment. Remember Hell Fest, the all too scary take on amusement park Halloween mazes? Well, there seems to be a recurring theme here.
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