Doors (film)
| Doors (movie) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jeff Desom Saman Kesh Dugan O'Neal |
| Written by | Jeff Desom Ed Hobbs Saman Kesh Dugan O'Neal Chris White |
| Starring | Josh Peck Lina Esco Wilson Bethel Kyp Malone |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Doors is a 2021 science fiction anthology film written by Jeff Desom, Ed Hobbs, Saman Kesh, Dugan O'Neal and Chris White, directed by Desom, Kesh and O'Neal and starring Josh Peck, Lina Esco, Wilson Bethel and Kyp Malone.
Plot
[edit]A man in his underwear walks through the forest feeling confused and lost.
As students sit in class ready to test for the SAT. Their phones are collected and locked away before the test starts. During the test Jake tossed a note to his friend but it lands next to Ash. ash picks the note up but the teacher looks up and asks her to read it.
Suddenly all of the phones in the locked cabinet begin to ring/receive notifications. The teacher's phone begins to ring also, visibly shocked from the news he heard he excused himself and placed a student in charge. Phones still ringing Ash breaks it open and hand the phones out.
A warning comes through the intercom system warning students to stay inside the classrooms. Turning on a nearby radio the students hear distressing news and turn it right back off.
Ash begins to hallucinate but Lizzy another student snaps her out of it. They open the classroom door to a hallway in disarray. Ash is drawn to the doors. And continues to hallucinate. Anthony opens a door and sees his brother standing there naked and boxing the clown. He stares at Anthony with an annoyed look and tells him to shut the door and continues his sparring session. Anthony is now extremely angry and yells at his brother to get back inside before the cops come and he gets arrested.
Cast
[edit]- Josh Peck as Vince
- Lina Esco as Becky
- Wilson Bethel as Ricky
- Kyp Malone as Jamal
- Kathy Khanh as Ash
Release
[edit]The film was released in select theaters on March 19, 2021, on demand on March 23, 2021 and on DVD and Blu-ray on April 6, 2021.[1]
Reception
[edit]The film has a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews.[2] Buffy de Latour of SciFiNow awarded the film three stars out of five.[3] Alex Saveliev of Film Threat rated the film a 6 out of 10.[4] Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five.[5] Cath Clarke of The Guardian awarded the film two stars out of five.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Hamman, Cody (March 23, 2021). "Doors (2021) – Movie Review". JoBlo.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Doors". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ de Latour, Buffy (April 28, 2021). "PORTAL REVIEW: CERTAINLY A PUZZLE". SciFiNow. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Saveliev, Alex (March 23, 2021). "Doors". Film Threat. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Jeffrey M. "Parents' Guide to Doors". Common Sense Media. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Clarke, Cath (April 14, 2021). "Portal review – close encounters of the disappointing kind". The Guardian. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Doors at IMDb
- Doors at Rotten Tomatoes