No Escape 4K 2020

The start of 'Follow Me' is going to put a lot of people off, and that's a shame because the second half of this movie is brilliant. The first half didn't even bother me that much, but I know it will some other people. We meet our set of characters and the main one is a VLOGGER. So of course he has to turn his camera on and turn into this over the top, unbearable person like so many real-life VLOGGERs are. It's pretty cringey to watch. It didn't bother me because I know that those people are out there in big numbers these days and this is legitimately what they do. The character build-up in this film does go on for a while though and if you don't like these characters then that could be a struggle for you. I would implore you to stick through that though because the second half more than makes up for it.

I knew nothing about the plot of this film before seeing it, so when a character mentioned a personalised Escape Room I thought hell yes that sounds like a lot of fun. Then I had to wait patiently another 20-30 minutes before the characters finally get there. But that's fine I'm okay with some character development. When they arrive at the Escape Room though the movie really kicks into life. From that moment on the movie is a non-stop action/horror/thrill fest. It's actually a really well put together sequence that I suspect won't get as much love from critics as it deserves.

The final few minutes of the film blew my mind. I won't go anywhere near spoilers, I'll only say I loved it. Only a couple of issues I could really come up with for the film. There is a lot of talk in Russian without subtitles. I understand we are seeing this from the American character's perspective, so the no subtitles makes sense, however there were some quite lengthy conversations that we have to sit and watch with no idea what is being said. That was a little frustrating. Also in hindsight a few things don't entirely make sense. With a film like this that is likely always going to be the case though to be fair. Nevertheless I had a terrific time with 'Follow Me' and couldn't recommend it highly enough. A great horror flick.
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