8/31/2023 0 Comments Escape from tomorrow watchThe father of two develops a delusional obsession with the teenagers who eventually attempt to persuade him to join them. Jim brings his son around the park under the guise of splitting and showing him around but spends his time hunting down the European Lolita. His wife, Emily, continuously notices his interest in the minors, but does little except shame him. The girls first appear on a train in front of Jim’s family, and he makes no secret of his interest. A major plot point is Jim following around two French teenagers, even going so far as to pick up a French for beginners book in front of his wife much to her dismay. His sexual frustration begins on the “It’s a Small World” where he all but assaults his own wife in a desperate search for a make out. This man is horny to a degree that should be illegal–and, to some degree, it is. He also develops an insatiable need for sex. He’s hallucinating and behaving strangely, eventually getting incredibly inebriated to the point that he vomits off the side of a ride. ![]() Jim begins to see visions of creepy dolls and his own child’s eyes turning black like a demon’s. They’re on a family vacation at Disney and things start to get a little weird. In short, the plot follows the impressively unlikable Jim, his wife, and their two children. There is so little to be gleaned from this film it’s remarkable. An hour and forty minutes later, I found myself wishing it didn’t. After stumbling a review on YouTube, an anti-Disney indie flick called Escape from Tomorrow caught my attention. ![]() This Monday-Movie-Night brought my Jarvis suite back to Amazon’s movie selection–this is not an endorsement of Amazon–in search of a new watch. The bar is pretty high: after all, two weeks ago I reviewed a Kevin Smith movie centered around turning a podcaster into a walrus–check out Tusk if you’re ready for a disturbing time. Films don’t often leave me riddled with regret.
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