'Escape From Tomorrow' A Review

Escape From Tomorrow is a surreal fever dream that follows a family's last day in Disney World. The black and white film was shot guerrilla style without the consent or knowledge of Disney. The story is told through the perspective of Jim the father, a semi-schulbby quasi-lecherous good-ole-American dad just trying to have a nice vacation.

The film opens on Jim losing his job and his son locking him out on the balcony while his wife and daughter sleep. The family eventually ventures out into the park and Jim notices and starts obsessing about two french tween girls. The film gets ever stranger from there. The park and the park goers seem to be hiding a dark and sinister agenda with demon faces appearing on tourists as well as puppets, the Disney princesses moonlighting as prostitutes, and a secret brainwashing center under Epcot. Jim's life and his family begin to crumble as the sun sets and the evil forces rise.

The performances are surprisingly good with well rounded turns by the nuclear family juxtaposing real family interaction with absurdism, panic, and foreboding.

Escape From Tomorrow has the potential of a great film but only succeeds in being a good one. The plot isn't surreal enough to be an artistic sensory experience and doesn't explain/flush out enough of its odd characters, plot lines, and non sequiturs to achieve narrative clarity.

Ultimately there is a sense of indecision and distraction about the film that detracts from its overall impact. It does however have an incredible amount of potential making writer/director Randy Moore's next film a must see.

See It.