Coming to select theaters across the country, digital and On Demand tomorrow (May 6, 2022) is the suspenseful thriller, Escape the Field.
The film stars Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Tahirah Sharif,Julian Feder, Elena Juatco, and Shane West.
Escape the Field was written by Emerson Moore, Joshua Dobkin and Sean Wathen. It was directed by Emerson Moore.
When I was a young girl, I used to think that corn fields were cool. In fact, I loved that time of the year when they would dry out and my mom would collect the stalks from a local farm to decorate the front yard for Halloween.
Fast forward to the film Children of the Corn. Needless to say, that film put corn fields in a whole new light. Suddenly corn fields became a bit too creepy for my taste. Sure, Children of the Corn is just a movie, but the thought of being lost inside a massive corn field is terrifying.
I don’t know how farmers don’t get lost in corn fields. Corn mazes seem like fun, but at least you know there is an actual entrance/exit, and the hosts will not let people get lost inside.
Imagine waking up in the middle of a MASSIVE (must be the size of Texas!) corn field, all alone, without any recollection of how you got there. That is exactly what happens in the film, Escape the Field.
Sam (Robbins) wakes up, all alone, in the middle of a corn field. She doesn’t know where she is or how she got there. The only thing on her person is a gun (which didn’t belong to her). Sam soon finds out that she’s not alone in the field. There are several other random strangers who woke up in the field the same way she did – under mysterious circumstances. Each person also has a random object on their person (matches, a knife…).
Theo Rossi as Tyler, Jordan Claire Robbins as Sam, Shane West as Ryan, Elena Juatco as Denise, and Julian Feder as Ethan in Escape The Field. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate
Initially, none of them trusted the others. Whose to say one of them wasn’t the reason why they were in the field. It soon becomes apparent that they need to work together in order to survive, as well as find a way out.
As they walk hours upon hours around the field, they come across creepy looking scarecrows that look more like robotic people than the traditional scarecrow. If that wasn’t bad enough, there is something (or somethings) lurking in the filed, hidden behind the tall stalks, picking them off one by one.
Why are they all there? What is the connection? And what is the thing (or things) lurking in the stalks? Will they ever find a way out? To find the answers, check out Escape the Field. Look for it at a theater near you, on digital or On Demand.
This film is rated R and has a run time of 88 minutes.
Overall I found this film to be entertaining. I liked that it kept you guessing as to who was involved, why they were all there and if any of them would survive and find a way out.
Scary cornfields are nothing new, but finding yourself lost inside a MASSIVE one where you walk for hours upon hours and for days, all while trying not to get taken by a mysterious entity, is a unique storyline.
The acting is pretty decent (Shane West knows how to play a psycho really well). Some a wee bit more than others.
Shane West as Ryan in Escape The Field. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate
There are some “holes” in this film that were never answered, such as the real reason why everyone was there (I can only assume). Some of the characters exhibit bright red eyes, which was never explained in the film. Shane West’s character also seems to know a bit more then he lets on, but we never really know what he knows.
I wish all these questions were answered by the end of the film. I think I would have enjoyed the film more if I wasn’t left with so many questions.
This is the type of film that I wouldn’t necessarily add to my family’s movie library, but, if I happened across it on a premium channel (HBO, Starz, Hulu, Netflix…) I would most likely watch it again. Partially because I enjoyed it, but also because I want to see if I missed any details the first time around that could answer some of my questions.
Below is the film’s trailer for your enjoyment.
Kimberly
*I received a free screener link in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.
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