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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film.comJordan HoffmanFilm.comJordan HoffmanThe Walt Disney World-set Escape From Tomorrow is both a great gimmick-dependent story and a remarkable piece of filmmaking. It is a radical, transgressive departure that exploits new technology in heretofore unseen ways.
- 83The PlaylistWilliam GossThe PlaylistWilliam GossMoore’s movie may not seem to make much sense...but he does set up bits at the beginning that do come to pay off in ridiculous ways, and cinematographer Lucas Lee Graham pulls off the commendable feat of shooting the film with some margin of legitimate composition in spite of the crew’s apparent guerrilla antics.
- 80The GuardianDamon WiseThe GuardianDamon WiseThe acting isn't perfect (which is perhaps understandable under the circumstances), and the film's dream states sometimes try too hard, but Escape From Tomorrow has an otherworldly atmosphere that both hooks and engages.
- 70VarietyRob NelsonVarietyRob NelsonEscape From Tomorrow is a sneakily subversive exercise in low-budget surrealism and anti-corporate satire.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovAs a surrealistic depiction of the mental disintegration of Jim (Abramsohn), a seemingly ordinary family guy, while visiting “the happiest place on Earth,” it’s a prank and a spit in the eye of Disney’s relentless cheerfulness. But director Randy Moore’s pièce de résistance goes far beyond flipping the bird to the mouse that roars.
- 63Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenThe film is just a stunt or, more specifically, a calling card, but that might be enough for anyone who's ever wanted to kick Mickey Mouse square in his padded, pious balls.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyEven as a quasi-experimental work of subjective surrealism, Escape From Tomorrow is massively erratic and isn't particularly original. But it must also be said that its take on Disney World, as well as many of its individual images, are indelible and won’t be easily forgotten.
- 50Village VoiceErnest HardyVillage VoiceErnest HardyWhile Escape is filled with inspired touches... Moore lacks the off-kilter psychological nuances of Lynch, as well as the go-for-broke storytelling skills and visual élan. It doesn't help that the cast is largely competent at best.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichWhat we’re left with are a bunch of unseasoned performers and a first-time filmmaker clearly out of his depth (good lord, those green-screen shots!) hocking loogies at Mickey and friends with hit-and-mostly-miss fervidness.