Film Review – Trap House

Comedy hasn’t been kind to director Michael Dowse in recent years. He’s tried to merge wackiness with violence in such efforts as 2019’s “Stuber” and he hit a real career low point with the awful “Coffee & Kareem,” which was one of the worst films of 2020. He’s not exactly a mastermind when it comes to merging thrills with laughs, and his latest, “Trap House,” initially promises another lighthearted take on dangerous situations involving clueless characters. Mercifully, the screenplay (by Gary Scott Thompson and Tom O’Connor) eventually pulls back on its humor to transform into more of an action thriller, developing an interesting idea for peril and parental protection involving the children of DEA agents and their foolish idea to steal from a Mexican drug cartel. “Trap House” has its limitations, but it remains mostly involving and, at times, a bit exciting, keeping Dowse focused on dramatic interests. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com