Some films are bad because they are written poorly, or they don't make sense, some because the camera work is bad, others because the acting isn't up to much.
This has a bit of everything but the biggest problem is Tommy Nash.
There's definitely a reason his acting career never took off, and this film exemplifies that.
He shouts when he should be calm, he feels off lines like he's literally looking at the script, he just isn't convincing at all, all while Omar Gooding acts his ass off for no reward.
There's a part in the film where they make fun of one of the Escape Room actors for not being good, but she's way better than Nash.
Speaking of Escape Rooms (the supposed premise of the film) there isn't actually that much to do with them. It's a weak plot point, so if you're looking for something like 2019's FAR superior 'Escape Room' then you'll be massively disappointed.
The end of the film throws 'big twist' after big twist at the viewer, and aside from one they are so easy to telegraph it's difficult to accept they planned on them being twists at all, but the way each is revealed makes it clear that was the intent.
The biggest mystery the film presents is how the lead character (Nash's Matthew Blake) goes from being a blonde haired, scrawny teen to a Jesus-lookalike, rippling with muscles.
There are the odd moments of attempted comedy which largely fall flat, the music is dreadful (the 'aftermath' scene for example has a loop of music that sounds like it came from Diagnosis Murder or Monk) and of course there are gratuitous sex scenes thrown in for good measure.
The annoying thing is the story was quite clever, it was just so poorly executed and acted I can't possibly recommend watching it.
This has a bit of everything but the biggest problem is Tommy Nash.
There's definitely a reason his acting career never took off, and this film exemplifies that.
He shouts when he should be calm, he feels off lines like he's literally looking at the script, he just isn't convincing at all, all while Omar Gooding acts his ass off for no reward.
There's a part in the film where they make fun of one of the Escape Room actors for not being good, but she's way better than Nash.
Speaking of Escape Rooms (the supposed premise of the film) there isn't actually that much to do with them. It's a weak plot point, so if you're looking for something like 2019's FAR superior 'Escape Room' then you'll be massively disappointed.
The end of the film throws 'big twist' after big twist at the viewer, and aside from one they are so easy to telegraph it's difficult to accept they planned on them being twists at all, but the way each is revealed makes it clear that was the intent.
The biggest mystery the film presents is how the lead character (Nash's Matthew Blake) goes from being a blonde haired, scrawny teen to a Jesus-lookalike, rippling with muscles.
There are the odd moments of attempted comedy which largely fall flat, the music is dreadful (the 'aftermath' scene for example has a loop of music that sounds like it came from Diagnosis Murder or Monk) and of course there are gratuitous sex scenes thrown in for good measure.
The annoying thing is the story was quite clever, it was just so poorly executed and acted I can't possibly recommend watching it.
