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Level Up

Level Up

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Gamers enter virtual reality video game contest for money only to realize things are not the way they seem.

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67

The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak

Level Up feels familiar without boring us because we’re unsure how Matt will get out of his next predicament devoid of the skillset necessary to fight his way through.

50

We Got This Covered by Matt Donato

There’s some fun to be had as this reality-show-gone-mad dashes about London’s streets, but never with enough character to be something unfamiliar.

50

The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck

Viewers will likely be as confused as the protagonist as to what is going on, and the vague, episodic proceedings ultimately prove repetitive.

50

Village Voice by Pete Vonder Haar

Director Adam Randall keeps the action tightly paced and the dialogue to a refreshing minimum, helping to heighten Matt's growing isolation.

40

Variety by Dennis Harvey

As it episodically flirts with absurdism, black comedy, and other offbeat flavors, Level Up seems to be simply trying on different attitudes without owning them.

30

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

Unlovely and uninvolving, Level Up is a running-man cocktail of brutality spiked with low-level humor.