Elevator Game – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Horror – E
Director: Rebekah McKendry
Writer: David Ian McKendry, Travis Seppala (Screenplay)
Cast
- Gino Anania (I Still See You)
- Verity Marks (Reasonable Doubt)
- Megan Best (Seance)
- Alec Carlos (Orphan First Kill)
- Nazariy Demkowicz (Siberia)
- Madison MacIsaac (Cheer or Die)
Plot: Supernatural horror, based on the eponymous online phenomenon, a ritual conducted in an elevator, in which players attempt to travel to another dimension using a set of rules that can be found online.
Runtime: 1 Hour 34 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Elevator Game starts when a YouTube team Kris (Carlos), Matty (Demkowicz), Izzy (MacIsaac) and Chloe (Marks) prepare for their latest episode. They run a show named ‘Nightmare of Dare Street’ which Kevin (Stewart-Kanigan) produces. Along with the new intern Ryan (Anania) who suggests a new game going through social media.
The game sees the team playing a game in an elevator that is meant to unlock the doorway to another dimension. However, once they play the game, they realize the story is true and face a battle to survive the ghostly figure.
Verdict on Elevator Game
Elevator Game is a horror thriller following a YouTube channel wanting to get views from supernatural stories. They are becoming desperate and take what seems like an easy role. However, they learn the game has more to it and must figure out how to escape the curse.
This movie plays into social media games which get out of control. It plays in the curses and however dangerous social media games; people still jump in on playing them. The concept works in a way; however, it struggles to maintain the niche of the idea. As soon as the characters leave the elevator setting, it feels more like a generic haunting movie. It still entertains but doesn’t make as much sense to the concept of the game. The ghost creation is haunting and like many others becomes the highlight of the movie.
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Final Thoughts – Elevator Game is a great fun late night horror movie.
