Dave Made a Maze

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Han W Mar 29, 2019 A great and initially intriguing concept that fails to live up to it's potential, quickly becoming dull and frustrating. In getting so lost, the film is an excellent metaphor for itself. See more

Theodore P Nov 5, 2018 DAVE MADE A MAZE is an entertaining, sometimes original, sometimes ridiculous but always WILDLY uneven viewing experience. It's important to be aware that the production values (from acting to costumes to editing, etc.) are all at about the level of a very adept student film. The budget is probably about what THE AVENGERS pay for one day of catering. It's a short film (80 minutes) and I'm glad I saw it...but I can't really recommend because it was still a slog to get through in parts. It's a 45 minute film hidden within 80. The effort to stretch this to feature length is noticeable (understandable, certainly). Dave, apparently, is a bit of a looser who never completed any projects. One weekend, while his girlfriend is out of town, he builds himself a cardboard box maze in his living room. Upon her return, his girlfriend discovers this maze and further, she hears the desperate cries of Dave himself, who is trapped in his own maze. The girlfriend sends for help, in the form of Dave's friend, and eventually, the living room is full of people, including a low-budget documentary film crew. Despite Dave's pleas, this group enters the maze to look for Dave...and discover that the INSIDE is much, much bigger than the outside. And there are deadly dangers inside. Make no mistake....people die in this film. But it's a comedy, through and through. There is nothing here that will raise your "fear factor" even one iota. It's all silly fun. The dangerous booby traps that kill people are made of cardboard and the blood that spurts out is made of colorful confetti. (It's still kills them, though.) The best part of the movie is the visual joke that is this maze. Lots of low-budget creativity here. All the humor is milked out of cardboard, including a delightful scene where everyone is turned into paper bag puppets surrounded by cardboard pipes and machinery. I was certainly charmed by the set design of Dave's maze. The problem with the film is that the characters are oddly defined. They seem to bounce from anger to disbelief to acceptance to bravery to cowardice to frustration without any real reason. Dave's girlfriend, even though the actress is pretty solid, is a cypher. Does she love Dave? If so, why...he seems like a total loser. We are given NOTHING to hold on to. Why is she irritated with him in some scenes and on his side in others? Yes, in real life, people do bounce from emotion to emotion BUT you can't really tell why. The movie made me appreciate how important character coherence (and cohesion, I guess) is SO important. And from a plot standpoint, while I have NO problem just accepting that somehow Dave's maze is impossibly big (and no one else seems to have trouble with it either)...I don't remotely understand just what causes them to take the course of action they do to in order to "undo" the maze. I feel like a grouch only giving this 3 stars. It's got lots of creativity and certainly I've never seen anything like it. I admire what was accomplished with a clearly tiny budget. But in the end, the casualness of the script and character development, coupled with the lack of a truly insightful editor just makes this film miss for me. Certainly, the folks involved can learn and grow from this...and I'd give their work another try. But DAVE just misses the mark. See more

Finn S Nov 1, 2018 Couldn't finish because was sooo ridiculously stupid. The main guy was very unlikeable. Theres no horror at all. Its stupid comedy. May be the ending saves it... I'll never know. See more

Ron R Aug 23, 2018 This movie is by far not a horror movie, and it's not even a comedy because of the lousy uninteresting humor of it. The directing style has nothing special for us either. The vibe of the movie comes of like it's all happened in a mind of a drug addict, also nothing has explanation in the maze which makes it more tripy. The whole film is not entertaining or fun to watch, most of the time you just don't understand what is and why is happening. The writing is extremely lazy. Sound and visual effects painfully average,and the plot is basically non existent besides escaping the maze. And the movie is missing a conclusion, the MOST important part of a film. So overall this is a bad movie which is not worth a watch. See more

Poe R May 18, 2018 Absolutely brilliant. I haven't seen anything like this. It is a triumph of low budget filmmaking. As an amateur filmmaker it made me jealous that I didn't think of something this amazing. This is a must watch for any and all horror and b-movie fans. Fucking go see this triumphant motherfucker. See more

George S Apr 11, 2018 I really found "Dave Made a Maze" to be a very unique and creative film. The concept is very original and entertaining, the cast is great and I really liked the overall production of it. Additionally, the film does an amazing job of blending genres and it ultimately made for a truly one-of-a-kind experience. Hello! My name is Rev. Ron and if you feel like checking out more of my reviews (including a more in-depth look at "Dave Made a Maze") you can visit and follow my blog at RevRonMovies.BlogSpot.com. Also, if the mood strikes, you can follow me on Twitter (@RevRonster). Thanks! See more

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