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Not as bloody as Saw. Not as clever as Cube. Not as inventive as Escape Room. Not a good film.

Badly directed and edited, bad script, stupid ending, 'seen it all before' plot, mostly poor acting.

The black actress wins an award for the most annoying person in film...ever.

Avoid.

I could tell after watching the trailer this film had the potential to be pretty bad. But because I like some of the actors I decided to give it a shot. Bad idea..That was a total waste of time. About an hour in I couldn't take anymore and turned it off. Dont make the mistake I did. Watch something else.

A film that teased us in the beginning with mystery, intrigue and interesting puzzles turned out to be nothing but 90 minutes of wasted time. The film made no sense and went absolutely nowhere. How films like this are given the green light by studios boggles the mind. Awful, just awful.

Ever seen the Canadian cult sci-fi thriller Cube?

How about Netflix's adaptation if the Stephen King story In The Long Grass?

Well, imagine the story of the first, but the setting of the second. That is what you have here.

And that's it. There's nothing new, nothing imaginative; just "Cube, but in a field".

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't bored at all, but everything just seemed too familiar. But there were other problems.

Some parts where painfully predictable. Others where the most over-played of clichés (the ex-soldier still haunted by how he let his platoon down, anyone?).

At one point, a character makes reference to something they couldn't have known about. It seems like a really clumsy hint that this character is not to be trusted, but it's never followed up, so why include it? Either the film-makers thought it was a clever way of second guessing the audience (it's not, because it makes things even more nonsensical) or they were not aware of their own continuity.

How about the "Impassable door" that totally blocks our heroes, only for one of them very shortly later to pass through (off camera and without any explanation or reference) with no apparent difficulty. Twice!

As I said, despite all the criticisms, I can't claim I wasn't entertained. The pace was good, and the acting largely fine (though a few of the characters were so 2D they would hardly have been missed however well acted).

It's just that, at best, it offered nothing new and, at worst, fell prey to all manner of clichés and plot-contrivences.

I actually enjoyed this more than In The Tall Grass, which isn't saying much, but I had read the story that was based on and was disappointed in the film adaptation.

This was more interesting to me and just isn't as bad as a lot of these reviews claim it is, so I felt the need to give my two cents as a counterpoint to all the undeserved negativity. This is no masterpiece, but it kept me entertained and watching till the end.

An interesting and promising idea. Enjoyed the basic puzzle aspect of this at first. There were a few mildly predictable twists, some jump scares but the acting is kinda annoying and bad, the CGI effects laughable, but worst of all is the frustrating and unsatisfying ending that doesn't provide any explanation or answer any questions.

Basically felt like if Cube (1997) or Saw (2004) were set in a cornfield and not as good.

I would probably give it more of a 5 to 6, but I rated higher to compensate for some of the terrible reviews. I actually found it interesting. It reminded me of a dangerous outdoor escape room. The main issue I have with it was the ending. They could have done so much more with it. If you do watch it, be aware that there is one of those hidden final scenes at the end after a few credits. I could tell by some of the reviews that not everyone stayed on and saw it.

I thought the movie idea started with promise, the trailer looked interesting, and it went downhill from there. Originally I thought was this set on planet earth? Then I thought WTF is going on and why, then I thought well maybe I'll get some answers, but no it totally failed to deliver.

Without any background or wrap up the film basically takes you nowhere, so then you ask why have I spent the last 1 hr 20 mins of my life on this in the first place?

This really is not a great film, I think the one star rating is probably to much, if director provided some payoff at the end that would have lifted the whole movie........ sadly no :(

The fast overview, people wake up in a field, no explanation, people start dying, some explanation. There is no escape and at the end there are no answers to what you just watched! The End.

I don't understand the people who down vote new movies immediately.

I had a fun time and didn't make an instant connection to movies that I already love, such as "Cube".

This is worth watching, great acting and mystery. An hour in, I had assumptions, but didn't know exactly where it was going.

I've had more fun watching Escape the Field than big "blockbusters" recently. The only exception I can make, was watching Elvis (2022).

The only rotten tomatoes I see, are the early reviews! Too many people rate movies with ridiculously low scores. I'd probably rewatch this movie again. Here is my personal rating system for movies:

1-Won't watch again 2-Horrible, but I've seen worse 3-Didn't like it, may have something decent 4-Bad, but not terrible 5-Indifferent 6-Good, I might rewatch it 7-Solid, probably going to it watch again 8-I liked it, will watch again 9-Loved it, will recommend and watch again 10-Favorite of all time, will watch again and again and again and again and again.

This is newb producer, writer and director Emerson Moore's second film (with only one prior short), and it wasn't as bad as all these wannabe critics and their one's. Clearly it was a low budget B film, and all things considered, I've seen worse big budget Hollywood A-films lately.

Moore's directing was actually impressive, with some great aerial shots, unexpected jump-scares, and fairly decent cast direction. Cinematography was spot-on, but it was the score - especially for a B film, that was perfection. This is a rarity in B films, where the score is always loud, overbearing, constant and unfitting. Even the pacing was decent for the 89 min runtime.

There was however a huge missed opportunity with the writing; of the three writers, had one of them been somewhat a seasoned writer, the story could've been more cohesive. Although a refreshing and original take on the "escape room" genre films, there were some elements that could've been omitted, such as the red vile-filled dart and what followed, and other elements than needed more attention, such as a better narrative structure and more character development. I don't mind films that leave unanswered questions, but a little more clarity would've gone a long way. The ending wasn't bad either, but also had potential to be much more.

Rookie mistakes aside, I still enjoyed this one, and it's a well deserved 7/10 for the newb filmmaker. I hope Moore takes advantage of the door he left open for a sequel.

Escape the Field (2022) is a Lions Gate Picture that was exclusively released to Peacock. The storyline follows a group of people who mysteriously wake up in a corn field. The cornfield is a maze/puzzle combination the people need to figure out before something in the field kills them. Meanwhile they will try to figure out if any of their last memories can explain how they got here to begin with.

This movie is directed by Emerson Moore in his directorial debut and stars Jordan Claire Robbins (The Umbrella Academy), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), Shane West (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor) and Elena Juatco (Schitt's Creek).

This movie felt like Escape Room without the cool effects, interesting subplots and unique settings. This picture thought the corn field setting would be creative and creepy but it didn't work. The cast delivers solid performances and tries to carry the movie, but there are no good kills, no quality gore and no real memorable circumstances or scenes. The ending twist isn't as creative as they hoped and there's definitely no need for a sequel.

Overall, this tries to put a unique twist on films like Escape Room, Saw and Cube but fails. I would score this a 3.5-4/10 and recommend skipping it.

It never ceases to baffle me just how bad most movie writers are and how someone could sit back after writing something like this movie and think "yeah that's a job well done". Ugh.

This is such an incredibly bad movie; it's basically a Cube knock-off (actually it's more like a knock-off of a Cube knock-off) that takes place entirely in a corn field and whose writers don't understand any of the things that made Cube a good movie. The movie fails on just about every level; it wants to mimic cerebral puzzle movies but the writers either don't understand the fundamental concepts behind those movies and/or they are just inept. There is no plot here other than "we need to escape", which would be ok if the journey was at least entertaining but it isn't. The "puzzles" and the "traps" are all completely arbitrary. Things only tie into one another on the most basic and forced level. Nothing makes sense and they don't bother to offer any kind of explanations. The writing is braindead. The writers simply don't understand the fundamentals that make a convincing/meaningful puzzle/escape room scenario - in Cube, for example, there are strict environmental limitations which force the characters to have to do certain things, (being trapped in a impenetrable cube where the rooms shifted at intervals so there is no obvious path out nor any way to "cheat") therefore they had no choice but to go from room to room and try to figure out the mechanics of how to escape. Or like in Saw, characters have a story which explains why they are there and generally have specific skills which must be exploited to beat the puzzle(s). Here there are no such constraints, nor skills necessary. They could have just lifted someone up to easily look over the corn to see where you need to go, or climbed the giant tree which is easily visible. Or hell, they have matches (which they used to somehow make a torch which appeared for 5 seconds and was neither explained nor mentioned again) - just burn all the corn down! Or just walk directly through the corn to avoid all the traps which only show up on the paths. I could go on; it's just so stupid and insulting to the audience.

The characters are all 1D and don't matter. The script is infuriatingly unrealistic - nobody asks any questions or tries to figure anything out, they just sort of plod along from random thing to random other thing while pointlessly bickering. They're all equally bland and worthless. No one knows anything, no one's backstory matters, and no one seems to have any useful specialized skills. The deaths are just as vapid; characters get killed in the most boring ways and forgotten about immediately.

The only things that stand out in this movie are those which are super derivative of other movies. Nothing is explained or delved into in a meaningful way. I will admit that a couple of the puzzle elements were decent, but ultimately it doesn't matter since everything was so arbitrary and pointless anyway. Don't think you need to hold out with this one because there is no great reveal or explanation. The end is super lame and CRINGINGLY derivative. Avoid this movie and see any of the myriad Saw, Escape Room, or Cube (even the godawful Cube 2: Hypercube is better than this) films instead. If you have a podcast or youtube channel where you make fun of bad movies this would be a great choice.

Had I heard about the 2022 thriller "Escape the Field" prior to watching it? Nope, not even as much as a single word. But I have to say that the movie's poster/cover was actually interesting enough to catch my attention.

Needless to say that with "Escape the Field" being a movie that I hadn't already seen, then of course I would find the time to sit down and watch what writers Emerson Moore, Sean Wathen and Joshua Dobkin had to offer.

However, I have to say that director Emerson Moore just failed to deliver a movie that provided me with much of any entertainment or enjoyment. In fact, "Escape the Field" turned out to be a rather mundane and generic stuck-in-a-corn-field type of movie. Yeah, this has been done and seen before, and with more enjoyable results. So "Escape the Field" just wasn't cutting it for me.

The storyline from Emerson Moore, Sean Wathen and Joshua Dobkin proved to be insanely mundane and didn't have any thrills or excitement to it, which made for a very dubious viewing. It was a real struggle to sit through this movie and feign interest in it. So yeah, best not waste your time, money or effort on this one.

I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "Escape the Field", but they put on fair enough performances actually. Just a real shame that they had next to nothing to work with in terms of script, character and contents.

My rating of the 2022 thriller "Escape the Field" from director Emerson Moore, whom also had a playing role in the movie actually, lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

Absolutely horrible. I know some movies ignore logic but this movie just ignores everything. Literally a waste of time. Please don't watch this movie. Nothing about it is good. Half way through the movie. I had way more questions then answers. It just seems like they just made the movie just because they could make it. This is why I don't like watching movies. I wasted my life watching this movie. Don't be like me. Skip this movie.

I had no idea what this movie was about besides the information from the tv. I decided to give it a try and it wasn't a bad movie by any means. I'm not sure why all the negative reviews, people needed to be more open minded to the fact that everything was shutdown bc if CoVid when this was filmed. Nobody was working let alone making movies I think for the capabilities at the time it's a decent film and it has plenty of potential for a second film. The idea of dropping people off in the middle of nowhere and having them find their way out is definitely not new but the acting was good and there was plenty of mystery left if they wanted to pick things up again.

The actors don't know how to act. The movie is slow and boring. There is no action. I give this movie an F. I wasted my time with this film. It made me sleep.

And they will.

The trolls will flock in droves to bash and complain and whine. Some of these reviews are ridiculous. Worst movie ever? I challenge any of those reviewers to sit through the entire screening time of Amityville: Mt. Misery Road. Omg, my eyes were bleeding after that turkey. End of rant.

Escape The Field was a fun, suspenseful new entry into the horror genre by a promising, up and coming director. The plot held my interest and was cohesive which is more than i can say about Amityville: Mt. Misery Road.

So, to sum up. It's not Shakespeare. However, to horror fans, Escape The Field is worth your time. I'm eager to see what comes next from Emerson Moore once he has a little more experience under his belt.

7 out of 10 stars.

I don't think they had a screenplay for this one. Someone pitched an idea to the right person and got a green light to film this idea.

After watching this film, I expected the film to answer the mystery it set up, but it didn't. It just meandered, and the ending was very unsatisfying. It wasn't deep, didn't suspend my disbelief. It wasn't particularly scary, I never cared about any of the characters, and their dialogue was painfully awkward.

There isn't anything good I can say about the film, except I watched it until the credits rolled and wish I hadn't.