Rating of
2/4
Fear the Mouse
Unknown - wrote on 05/17/14
A surrealist horror film with the intent of satirizing the Disney corporation. I feel it only halfway succeeds on both fronts. The story is plainly simple; family of four on vacation at a Disney theme park and strange circumstances occur. I wouldn't want to say more, for giving away what happens, but little does happen. Besides a few 'surrealistic' turns, there's not much going on in this whole movie. I liked the directing style and certain individual scenes. Some of the comedy and wacky horror works. The gimmick/potential controversy surrounding the film is that is was shot on location in both Disney American theme parks (California and Florida) without the knowledge of those in charge. That is partially true. Barely half of all shots are inside the actual parks. The rest is fictional sets, or obvious green screen. 'Escape From Tomorrow' is underwhelming when considering the potential of the original idea. So much restraint on filming caused it to be restrained creatively.
