Sunday, 4 April 2021

VOD: Max Winslow And The House Of Secrets (dir: Sean Olsen, 2021)

"It doesn't work unless everything works together."

The elevator pitch for this lame teen movie was probably - and bizarrely - Willy Wonka meets Escape Room, as five school student stereotypes are selected to spend a night at a tech billionaire's secret mansion, with the winner claiming the hi-tech house.  Barely above TV-movie level, there is barely any jeopardy to set the pulses racing, the score is not a comfortable fit at times, blindingly obvious life lessons are duly learned, and performance quality varies wildly including a dull lead character.  This film is unlikely to hold the attention of even the most undiscerning youngsters.
 

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