The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Family · TV Movie · Adventure · 2017
Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop fun and adventure.
Movie details
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
“Where the books come to life!”
2017 Family · TV Movie · Adventure 1h 9m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop fun and adventure.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Scott McAboy
Casey Simpson
Kyle Keeley
Breanna Yde
Akimi Hughes
K
Klarke Pipkin
Sierra Russell
AJ Rivera
Andrew Peckelman
Russell Roberts
Mr. Luigi L. Lemoncello
T
Ty Nicolas Consiglio
Charles Chiltington
Graham Verchere
Curtis Keeley
Court is in session
Put Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.