Escape Room Review

Review of Escape Room (2019) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

I was prepared for this to be Blumhouse-level half baked but was pleasantly surprised! It's not wholly original by any stretch but for my money it's the most interesting post-SAW CUBE movie with a healthy dose of FERMAT'S ROOM.

Something about puzzle movies like this really do it for me and while some can fall flat this one managed to engage me all throughout. An important distinction to be made for the contestants here is that they are not only sole survivors but victims of multiple degrees of trauma.

Deborah Ann Woll's character struggles hard in this and really connected with me, despite the fact that I've never served in the military (and thankfully never will) but the tension in this works. Because I went in expecting less the ending didn't bother me. Of course there's more to it!