with breathless pacing its only real distinction, zero attention to clever intricacies, character development or background mythology, Escape Room is boxing itself into being one of the most charmless, least intriguing big-screen action franchises going
ultimately, Tournament of Champions remains a welcome balance of YA and horror, featuring inventive puzzle sequences with enough talent on both sides of the camera to consistently entertain
slickly produced but seriously stupid, "Tournament of Champions" won’t exactly have you running for the exits — but your brain cells might not escape the room intact
fun puzzle horror sequel; A briskly entertaining follow-up to the 2019 sleeper hit provides more nifty death traps and disbelief-suspending suspense; The rules might not make any sense but you'll have fun playing along regardless
as a pure dilemma-fest, the movie basically works, resetting the clock scene by scene, making the joy of survival deliberately short-lived. The suspense works; The movie franchise remains a fool-proof suspense vehicle
an underwhelming attempt to turn a tight little thriller into a sequel-spawning franchise, Adam Robitel's "Escape Room: Tournament of Champions" lacks many of the original's strengths while failing to improve on its more underdeveloped aspects
by Matthew Monagle [Austin Chronicle ]
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