Escape from the 21st Century is a magnetic, maximalist mess of a film, kept afloat by its raw charisma. Every idea gets thrown at the wall at 2x speed, and surprisingly, much of it sticks.

At times it feels like scrolling a high schooler's "For You" tab without stopping for longer than 10 seconds, but at its best, it feels like a decidedly modern take on the flavor of special effects heavy, action comedies that I grew up watching from…