Exit 8: Success or Failure?

A few days ago we watched a movie called “EXIT 8.” It looked pretty promising, although it wasn’t until after I watched it that I found out it’s based on a video game. I really didn’t know that, although the film’s premise did seem very familiar to me, since it’s a common theme in many modern horror games about “anomalies.” Honestly, I didn’t like this movie; at first it grabbed my full attention, but as it went on, my interest faded completely.

The movie is set in a subway station, where we meet our protagonist, who is on the train watching some people argue in the car over a baby. He then gets off and receives a call from a girl who appears to be his ex-girlfriend, who tells him he’s going to be a father. From that moment on, the young man loses cell service and begins walking through the subway, stopping at the same spot over and over again—an endless loop. To get out and break this loop, he must identify any anomalies he encounters until he reaches Exit No. 8.

They treat the baby as if it were the central theme—the protagonist’s deepest fear transformed into anomalies that materialize in every hallway. To a certain extent, this works, but it eventually gets over the top. On top of that, they introduce a child character later on who we’re led to believe is his son (WTF?). The movie started off pretty well; it piqued my curiosity and I found it entertaining, but the further it went, the more absurd the plot became, as did the way the characters acted.

I think anyone who was in that movie could get out of there in less than 10 minutes by following the instructions—it’s super easy; you just have to turn back if you see anything unusual, and those signs were SUPER obvious—but the characters decided it was better to wait until the very last minute to escape. That’s the most useless survival instinct you’ll ever see.

I feel like this movie had potential but it went to waste; they didn't know how to develop it better. Although many people think it was a masterpiece, I really didn't like it. I was falling asleep during the last few minutes of the movie, and in the end, everything just loops back to the beginning.