It was certainly a bold choice to commit to such a dumb concept.
The comedy is light, not really aspiring for gut laughs, mainly playing off dead pan reactions to an absurd situation.
The cast comes through with a pretty likeable group of characters. They're all relatable, well intentioned slackers and the film almost has some things to say about that nagging urge to feel like you've accomplished something with your life.
Of course it's really all about people trapped in a life sized cardboard maze, which is exactly as silly as it sounds. It's undeniably unique and you've really got to admire the ambition it took to pull this all together on what was likely a shoestring budget. You can almost imagine the set designers chuckling to themselves as they spent hours making paper walls.
It's all endearing in it's simplicity, hardly an Oscar bid on any level, but hard to hate on.
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