(USA 2013, 90 min.)
"Escape From Tomorrow is a pretty nutty film in its own regard, a borderline-experimental miasma of sexual neuroses, macho angst, regressive frenzy, and fevered paranoia. It opens on Jim (Roy Abramsohn), shirtless in an Orlando hotel room, being informed over the phone that he’s lost his job. Still, it’s the last day of his family trip to Disney World, and Jim is determined not to let his professional crisis get in the way of a fun time with his wife, Emily (Elena Schuber), and two kids. But not so fast. He and his wife are bickering before they even leave the hotel, and once at the park, Jim begins to see and imagine things that start to perturb him: Bystanders and Disney figures alike seem to briefly turn into ghouls…It’s all skin-deep, a grand cosmic joke. For all the horror on display, you can basically laugh it off. There’s probably more depth in any five minutes of Disney’s own Pinocchio than there is in Escape From Tomorrow. But Moore’s film is a twisted, entertaining little lark, not to mention a vital bit of anti-corporate satire.” Vulture