"Escapade" is a 20-minute live action short film and even if the title does not give it away, it is a movie from the Netherlands, so unless you are fluent in Dutch, make sure you got English subtitles for this one here (or any others). The writer and director is Gijs Blom and he just turned 20 a couple days ago, which means he was only 17 when he made this movie. I guess you have to start somewhere, even if he is somewhat experienced already as an actor. His co-writer is Robin Boissevain, who also plays his co-lead. Sadly, the story the two came up with is completely bland and uninteresting. The story about two boys struggling with their parents was done so many times before and in 99% of the cases better. Nothing new or refreshing about this work. And the acting is just as forgettable. I am once again baffled about this film#s rating here on IMDb. I guess many people liked the gay-themed references, but I am sure without these, this movie would be entirely forgotten already by now. Story-wise, it is a major disappointment and Blom has a really long road ahead of him if he wants people to consider him a filmmaking prodigy like Dolan or so. I give this one here a thumbs-down as it dragged a lot and do not recommend checking it out.
Review of Escapade
