Cert TBA
90 mins
BBFC advice: TBA
There is a great film trying to inch its way out of Randy Moore's Escape From Tomorrow but in the final analysis it is just too surreal for its own good.
In fact, the method in which he filmed this movie is more interesting than the picture itself.
Escape From Tomorrow is a slap in the face for Disney and Siemens and was recorded secretly in their theme parks in Florida and California.
But this is not an investigative documentary - it is a domestic drama which gradually turns into a horror movie.
Apparently, actors and film crew were bought season passes and, despite the actors wearing the same clothes every day, none of the parks' security staff saw that anything was amiss.
And to make sure they weren't spotted, the production team used cameras which would not have looked out of place among tourists.
I have read that Moore's loathing of the theme parks originated during his turbulent childhood and it is clear they have left an unpleasant imprint on him.
His movie's storyline surrounds a father (Roy Abramsohn) who, in its opening scenes, receives a call to say he is being laid off from his job.
He keeps this blow to himself while joining his prudish wife (Elena Shuber) and two children (Katelynn Rodriguez and Jack Dalton) on the final day of their holiday.
However, the news has destabilised him and, as they tour the parks, his mind wanders towards attractive young women and away from looking after his own children.
Indeed, he becomes obsessed with the fantasy of an exotic liaison as his family life crumbles in a theme park hell.
Sadly, the plotline, which is, at first, engaging, unravels horribly into the land of the self-indulgent.
Nevertheless, praise should be given to Moore for boundary-pushing and for Abramsohn who is an impressive lead.
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: yes
Nudity: yes
Overall rating: 6/10