 What's going on everyone? We got my first review of 2019, so happy New Year's to all you guys! I'm so excited to be back, talking some movies, and talking about a film, Escape Room, that I actually thought the trailers looked pretty decent. The film had a great concept to it, and it looked to be a lot of fun, but my eye got I say. This is my favorite film of 2019 so far, and it's also my worst, because it is the only film I've seen so far that has come out in 2019. Jokes aside, what did I actually think about this film? Let me say this, this film is the equivalent of when you're about to have sex with a beautiful woman, and you're getting there, you're right about to do it, and she's just like, oh my parents are home, I can't do it. Really what this equivalent of the film is, because for a majority of this film I was actually about to give this film like a solid B. It is an entertaining actual film that actually had me kind of on the edge of my seat. I had to give direction, like props to the director for getting me on the edge of my seat, and actually having me anticipating and wondering who's gonna die, at least for the first couple scenes within the movie. And with good performances and again, a great, great concept. The Escape Room, like when you're trying to put it into a horror texture, it's a good concept. You cannot deny that. And again, every performance in here is actually not that bad. Everyone does a decent enough job. No one was annoying or overly abundantly annoying. And the film in general actually isn't as predictable with the characters and where you think their twists might go. Some of their stories are a little bit, but overall when it comes to the character motivations and where their backgrounds go, because you expect some sinister things, and really there's not that many sinister things. They really are just people, and when you find out why they're in the room, it actually wasn't like the most jaw-dropping thing, but it was like, oh okay, I can see that happening. Though the movie does get a little bit predictable story-wise, not with the characters necessarily, but where the story goes, I was still enjoying it. But again, like I said with that metaphor I guess as you can call it, or allegory, whatever you want to say to it, the film itself just felt like it stopped trying. Or it felt like it was trying too hard to set up a franchise, set up something else to happen next. And that is exactly what this ending does. The last 20 minutes is some of the worst stuff. One of the worst climaxes, third acts that I've ever seen to a film, and I mean that wholeheartedly because this is a movie that, yeah, maybe we'll get a sequel. Maybe it was very cheap to make, and people will go see it opening weekend, they'll make enough money. But that's not guaranteed in this world, and it just felt like the film was setting up to make this awesome next sequel. Pulled me so far out of the movie by the end, I was like, what are we doing now? This isn't what we were going through. This isn't what the film was. It got so huge, like the content and the idea and the world-building idea just shot out and like became over unrealistic to me, where it's the point where I was like, am I watching like a spy film now? They even make a Jason Bourne reference by the end of this movie. Now I'm really rapping and ranting on this film, but really, again, the first two acts, the first act and a half at least, is like a solid B, entertaining fun, some cheesy moments here and there, but you're still entertained, you're still kind of on the end of your seat wondering what's going to happen, and even though it did get a little bit repetitive in the rooms, find this key, get the door open. Find this key, get the door open. Find this key, get the door open. It kept going in that same route, and it kind of just got overly long doing that, but still, I was forgiving about it, even though then I was like, okay, so the characters they really focus on are the ones that are going to end up living to a certain extent. Okay, I can understand. Oh, that shot is very perclusive. Did that person actually die or did they live? Is there more that's going to go on with that? It's not really possible that within a couple hours they would be able to fix all this and make it overly unrealistic. But again, I'm overly a little bit mad at this film, just a teeny bit, and again, it makes me feel like I was blue ball throughout the whole entire movie by the time I had gotten to the ending. Bring it to my final thoughts, guys. Make sure to consider hitting that like and subscribe button. Also, check out Sandwich on Films also down below, where you guys can get into advanced movie screens like Last, which is coming up, I'm really excited about that film, and even the upside. But again, what are my final thoughts on this film? Great concept, actually solid directing, and with good acting in here, makes the film entertaining, at least to the back half, where it's hard for me to recommend this film because I don't know if we're going to get a sequel. It feels like it's just setting up for a franchise, and this isn't what film should do. This isn't the MCU. This is escape room. It should have been a basic concept showing what's going to happen, having that cool twist at the end, and the film ends quite a few times. I don't know if the ending was made in reshoots, or because of good positive buzz, or whatnot. I have no idea what happened with the ending. There were multiple times where this film could have ended. I would have been felt satisfied, and I would have walked out saying, hey, that was a nice, fun film. But at this point in time, it's hard for me to tell you to rush out to the theater to watch this movie. This is more of a movie that I think if I would have found on Netflix later on, I would have been like, oh, that was a solid fun thriller. I don't know what happens next, but hey, I am very disappointed by the ending. It turns out to be terrible. It feels very rushed and mundane, and it just ends up being a normal thriller that could have been more. It was definitely a fun thriller for the first few acts, and then it just died out. BlueBaldMe teased me to all ends, and really ends up being kind of a disappointment. I didn't expect much from this movie, but the way that the film starts up, well, not the first scene. The first scene is actually pretty bad. But as the film started up, and when you enter that first room, it's really interesting. And the cinematography and the set design was great, but just put it off and again, feels like when you're at a girl's house and she's like, oh, my parents are home, I gotta go. Great concept, good acting, but again, I felt BlueBald throughout the whole entire thing. So with all that said, I'm going to give Escape Room a C minus. Now, what are your thoughts are on Escape Room down below in the comments? I'm curious to hear your guys' thoughts on this one. If you guys liked it more than me, where you're not pissed off about the ending, maybe you were. I can't wait to talk with you guys about Escape Room. Let's discuss it down below. And guys, of course, until next time, make sure to hit that like and subscribe button, check out Sandwich on Films, and I'll see you guys soon. Stay classy.