Escape: Puzzle of Fear

This movie was bad. Why did I give it two stars instead of one star? One star for each of the main female protagonists doing nude scenes. Outside of that, there is nothing to gain from watching this movie. I understand what the screenwriters were going for but they failed miserably. The way the flashback sequences take place leave the viewer very confused and the acting is downright comical. The plot itself had promise but was nothing but a huge letdown. The ending was stupid in itself as it is very predictable (you'll guess it within the first five minutes) and the storyline must follow the dumbest crew of people as you will be bewildered wondering how they could not see it all coming. It is a long story of revenge being a dish best served cold but the revenge served in this film is nothing short of a frozen steak you'll need to put on your head after watching this because of the headache it will give you. No replay value, no memorable quotes or scenes, and you'll be ashamed to see Omar Gooding in this movie after he had such a decent career filled with potential to where it will make you wonder how much he was paid for his role in this film.

Unsure why so many bad reviews. It wasn't bad. Bats well above it's current rating of 3.3.

I think a few reviewers missed the nuances in the early stages of the film.

You knew who he was but there were still a couple of twists at the end.

Watched it again to pick up the clues I missed first time around.

The movie was pretty decent. The lead actor was horrible. probably would have been better if I had cast somebody else. The first 20 minutes of the movie could have been softcore p***. I guess just thrown into kill time. But it didn't really work. When you expect a thriller. The lead actor, Tommy Nash, overacted so badly that I was just laughing at him. I guess maybe a different director could have done a better movie with this script which wasn't really too bad. Are they probably could have just recast the whole show.

I'm not a fan of scary movies. But this was ok. Not the best script or acting with the exception of the actress who plays Brittany - she was alright. I think if you follow the breadcrumbs left you could work out the ending. Entertaining in its own way.

Overall, this is a rather tepid attempt at an escape room film as it is coupled with some revenge plot (that isn't too difficult to decipher). But, otherwise it has several annoying and unlikeable characters so I guess it is trying to set up a satisfying end of the film. Boy, it doesn't do it very well.