![]() ![]() For a movie that’s all about crafty death machines and puzzles, characters acting as conduits for those stresses are enough. I think there’s enough effort put into these characters to make it so that you have some care if they die or not - the movie is clear about which characters are sympathetic and which are complete assholes. If Escape Room succeeds at anything, it’s that it makes you incredibly antsy and nervous. You want her to survive - unlike the feeling you normally have for characters in lackluster horror films. She struggles with eye contact and speaking volume in a way that is instantly endearing and cute. Her characterization of a bookworm - when given the space to act rather than simply react to the puzzle-infused chaos - is surprisingly nuanced, avoiding the pitfalls of the Hollywood version of an introvert when possible. Taylor Russell is simply delightful in the lead role as a nerdy college student that slowly becomes more extroverted. It borders on farce at times as the characters becomes defined by their singular quirks, but I appreciate the thought. It’s quite charming to see theses dynamics play out in these effectively elaborate puzzle rooms. ![]() In each group, there’s always the person that has done WAY too many escape rooms the person that gets far too scared with each sudden occurrence someone who solves most of the clues the person who thinks he or she is way too cool for escape rooms and doesn’t want to exert all of his or her energy and the overly excited dad-type that tries to build team morale with a cheesy but kind disposition. ![]() Image via IMDb Escape Room Has an Endearingly Fun Setupįor anyone that has actually completed an escape room, I think you’ll find that the initial interplay between the group members in Escape Room plays out like a heightened version of the real thing. I imagine with this continued success that this trend will only continue, and I’ll be back in 2020 to alert you of the same trend. This bodes well for Escape Room which has a mere $9 million budget and performed well in Thursday night previews. Movie: The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015)Īs you can see, there isn’t much to offer in terms of quality for these films, but they’re always profitable in some sense. Movie: Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) Not only is there a horror movie trend, but there’s even more to it. Even The Possession of Hannah Gracemore than tripled its production budget late last year. As studios have come to learn in the last few years, horror is arguably the most bankable genre there’s always an audience for it and you can always produced them on the cheap. But as their situation becomes more dire with every new room, the group is left to wonder: why were they chosen for this escape room in the first place?Įscape Room continues the trend of a high-concept or franchise-driven horror movies coming out on the first weekend of the new year. ![]() The strangers must solve each puzzle in each room…or die. However, the group quickly learns that this “immersive” room isn’t just that. Six strangers are given the opportunity to win a large sum of money to take part in an immersive escape room. Starring: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, and Nik Dodani The following review will be spoiler free. However, though it has many major problems, Escape Room isn’t a typically awful January film, and for that, I rejoice! It’s another example of the universe balancing itself out, I suppose. Just after seeing some of the best or interesting movies of the year in December as the awards push reaches its height, we move to January, or what many call the “ dumping ground” for movies, a time when all the slop is tossed out into theaters in quick succession. I think every critic shutters a bit as the calendar turns to January. ![]()
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