Elevator Game (2023) spoiler free review
Some door should never be opened. Elevator Game is a 2023 supernatural horror film directed by Rebekah McKendry and written by David Ian McKendry and Travis Seppala. It’s based in the internet game of the same name originated in 2011. This game is a step-by-step ritual that, if played right, can open a door to another world. The film is schedule to be released by Shudder on September 15, 2023.
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.
Film synopsis
The cast includes Megan Best as Becki, Gino Anania as Ryan Keaton, Verity Marks as Chloe Young, Alec Carlos as Kris Russo, Nazariy Demkowicz as Matty Davis, Madison MacIsaac as Izzy Simpson, and Liam Stewart-Kanigan as Kevin.
My opinion
Elevator Game takes the internet phenomenon of the same name and brings it to life for teenagers to enjoy. Unfortunately, any person outside of the generation that is directed to could find this film silly and boring. While low budget horror films can be good, plenty of horror classics were made with low budgets, it doesn’t mean that the rule applies to all.
In the positive aspects of the film the SFX makeup and the atmosphere created when we’re transported into the another world are impressive. The story is interesting enough, even when it turns predictable, to make you want to finish the film and find out the protagonists faith. Sadly, the biggest flaws that can be found in the film is the poor script, and bad acting. The film is fast paced lacking of proper transitions between the scenes and situations. But is the combination of the scrip with the acting what truly harms a film that, made by a bigger company, could have been better.
Elevator Game is now available on Shudder
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn’t exist.