7/7/2023 0 Comments Escape room film series![]() But predictable story beats and the movie's extreme reliance on suspension of disbelief keep Escape Room from rising too high above the genre. There's some fun to be had, a few laughs, and a reasonable amount of tension throughout, with only a few jumping-out-of-the-cupboard startle scares. Escape Room is tailored for a younger audience, and it's certainly not as ugly as the gorier franchise - and, thankfully, it has less of that series' bitter, faux moralistic overtones. Plus, with its ultra-elaborate traps and unlikely amount of insider knowledge about the players, the movie can't "escape" comparisons to the much more violent, much crueler torture-porn franchise Saw. Its 10 Little Indians structure (picking off characters one at a time) and standard moral compass prevent the story from delivering significant surprises. And some are so implausible that they're likely to shake viewers out of the film. Some traps allow viewers to think along others require information we're not given. Some of the characters are drawn in detail, while others are thumbnail sketches leaning toward cliché. But the movie is inconsistent in just about every other way. And some of the performances, including Russell's sympathetic lead work, are good. Released in the USA in June 2017 at the Seattle International Film Festival. Production designer Edward Thomas ( Doctor Who) is the MVP. The Escape Room 2017 Plot Filming: November 2015 and completed in September 2016. The most fun parts of Escape Room are the occasional solvable puzzle and the detail and imagination in the sets. Yes, the two movies are connected, and Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions is a sequel to the first Escape Room.This horror film/thriller has its virtues, but it badly strains viewers' suspension of disbelief and can't avoid feeling like Saw with duller teeth. ![]()
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