Escape Room (2019)

Escape Room: Directed by Adam Robitel. With Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine. Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.

“Drawing influences from Saw (2004), Final Destination (2000), and Cube (1997), Escape Room follows six individuals, all of whom receive a puzzle box prescribing a cryptic note inviting them to the Minos Escape Room Facility. Lured to the facility under the promise of receiving a cash prize of ten thousand dollars, these six strangers must endure several intricately designed puzzle rooms in a thrilling game of life or death. While the premise doesnu0026#39;t exactly scream originality, Escape Room is a perfectly enjoyable little thriller. For those expecting buckets of gore and sickening death scenes, look elsewhere, as Schut and Melniku0026#39;s screenplay is much more attuned to focusing on the elaborate puzzles themselves, resulting in a film that intrigues rather than disturbs. Pace wise, the film doesnu0026#39;t slow down and is engaging throughout, some of the puzzle rooms are quite visually arresting, and thankfully the characters arenu0026#39;t just one dimensional zeroes either. While the ending does border on nonsensical, Escape Room is a still a fun film that is definitely worth checking out.”