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Omar Gooding, Nicholas Turturro, Tommy Nash, and Aubrey Reynolds in Escape: Puzzle of Fear (2020)

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Escape: Puzzle of Fear

22 reviews
3/10

Well, there is some idea of a movie here.

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.
  • jmbovan-47-160173
  • Dec 6, 2020
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2/10

Good idea, terrible execution.

  • wwejournalist
  • Sep 17, 2020
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2/10

Dreadful Beyond Bad

This is one of those films that has absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever from a terrible story, poor acting, bad camerawork, no thrills and dreadful editing; It should never have been made it really is that cringeworthy!

It was so bad I nearly fell asleep and that is a rare thing so avoid this one at all costs or you really will waste an hour and a half of your precious time, watching a slow puncture is more interesting than this bucket of nonsense!
  • omendata
  • Aug 19, 2020
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1/10

Movie was decent. Lead was horrible.

This was a good movie with decent premise. 30 minutes in I almost wanted to turn the movie off. Not cause of the movie, but the lead actor is deplorable. Horrible acting and trying WAY too hard. If he wasn't the lead I would've given the 6/10 stars
  • gemini-74684
  • Sep 6, 2020
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1/10

What A Dumpster Fire.....

Okay this movie began okay with an interesting premise. But in the middle it decayed into one ridiculous nonsensical crud fest. I couldn't take anymore and turned it off with 14 minutes left. Horrible. 1/10
  • wandernn1-81-683274
  • Dec 31, 2020
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2/10

Really??? This is someone's idea of a good movie??

I don't want to spend too much time writing this review... I've already wasted enough time watching this trash! Not the worst movie in the world, but really not good. The high school script, the convoluted plot, the amateurish acting.. nope, no redeeming value here at all. Find something - anything - to do rather than waste time with this garbage
  • gsosings
  • Jan 5, 2021
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5/10

It was OK

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.
  • amanda-616-901772
  • Aug 29, 2020
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5/10

Escape Puzzle Of Fear

  • quisha-01195
  • Sep 22, 2021
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2/10

So? Thriller or soft core porn?

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.
  • AbraxisDragon
  • Dec 14, 2020
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5/10

Going against the grain but I loved it.

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.
  • natasha661
  • Jan 7, 2021
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8/10

Payback.

I enjoyed this movie, hated the lead from the beginning. Was hoping they tortured him to death. One thing I noticed is that he over acts. Put him between two pieces of bread and you'd have a really bad ham sandwich.
  • valstone52
  • Jan 29, 2021
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2/10

Bad writing, bad acting, bad plot, bad, bad, bad...

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.
  • alex-harris-love
  • Nov 22, 2022
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5/10

No one touches my daughter unless it's me!

  • nogodnomasters
  • Sep 1, 2020
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5/10

Well well well

This movie surprised me, I wasn't expecting it to be entertaining. Sure, it could have been done better, Tommy Nash was creepy. Worth a watch.
  • staunton-gary
  • Oct 17, 2020
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2/10

I wasn't expecting much, and it was worse than that

I wasn't expecting much, and it was worse than that... amateurish acting and continuity flaws that a child could fix... unless you're stuck with a TV and just this movie, it's not worth watching... I wish I had stopped at the beginning of the film

The scene in which there is a final confrontation between the villain and the heroine is so childish that I'm sure the actors were embarrassed to see the result, all the characters in the film seem to have the same information as the director, there is no depth in the scenes. Characters and there is a feeling of discomfort caused by the poor dialogue that takes you out of the immersion all the time, if it were a film released 30 years ago, it would still be a very bad film in production and acting.
  • theagoliddell
  • Jan 30, 2024
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1/10

EScape: Movie of suckage

  • zombie-response-squad
  • Nov 15, 2023
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2/10

Very bad...

  • nightbutterfly69
  • Jul 23, 2022
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1/10

More garbage that thinks the murder of children is 'edgy.

More garbage that thinks the murder of children is 'edgy.' I'd be fine with the arrest of every adult involved in this snuff garbage. It's trash, junk, shtt. Burn it.
  • sogoodlooking
  • Feb 13, 2022
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1/10

Worthless

God that was worthless beyond all recognition. Where do they find writers in Hollywood. At the foundation for Jerry's kids??
  • solidabs
  • Jan 27, 2021
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9/10

Cool Adult Revenge Flick.

The movie was very original, sexy and the plot unfolded cleverly.
  • turtleloverules
  • Dec 31, 2020
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3/10

The script is the problem

There's a lot of things that suck about this movie, but I think the writing was the biggest let down.

Or maybe the storyline? Or maybe the acting? Everything was pretty cruddy.

But it was ok to have on in the background and didn't actually anger me like some terrible movies do, so it gets a 3. A real C grade flick though, nonsensical and although I get the plot, it's just not believable in the slightest.

Could've been an interesting premise if it was executed in a way that wasn't just blah. Actors suck too. Cringe.
  • lora-jen
  • Oct 11, 2021
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3/10

Do not bother

Wow....another movie with no name actors, scenes that seem random and bad acting. It started off great, but then it went off in 3 different directions. I did only watch 20 mins of a 1hr 20 min film. At that point I turned it off they were not even at the escape room. Don't get what the crazy kid had to do with anything or the obvious domineering male lead over a immature girl who follow orders. I had to laugh with the "sex scene" at the beginning. Um, you are under the sheets taking it all in, but there is no movement, just a shot of the guy pretending to enjoy.... Sorry, I thought it was comical. Ok, then you got some pyscho women with a demented boss with drugs. Not sure how it all ended since I didnt' bother. So the first 20 minutes or 1/4 of the movie makes no sense. I feel bad for those who braved it out and watched to the end.
  • dierkingl
  • Oct 12, 2023
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