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‘The Mouse Trap’ Review: You’d Be Surprised How Unexciting a Man-Sized Killer Rodent Can Be
From the makers of 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' comes an opportunistic Mickey Mouse horror film produced due to lapsed copyright.
Manager Tim (Phillips) tells young employees Alex (Sophie McIntosh) and Jayna (Madeline Kelman) that they need to stay on another few hours, however, as there’s a last-minute booking for a private party. The most one can say in “Mouse Trap’s” favor is that its rote professionalism at least makes for less painful a slog than “Blood and Honey.” The big disappointment with films of this ilk is that they lure you in with the promise of nasty fun at the expense of some well-loved property, then do almost nothing to exploit that angle. This year’s “Blood and Honey 2” was said to be a step up from its predecessor, and “Mouse Trap’s” creators have already released a newer feature, the supernatural submarine tale “What Lurks Beneath” — which isn’t exactly good, but certainly better.
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