Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Kyle Keeley loves doing scavenger hunt competitions. He is one of the chosen kids by Mr. Lemoncello to do what is essentially an escape from his library. Twelve kids are brought in. A couple quits before it starts and one more is ejected right away.

This is a TV movie for Nickelodeon. There is limitations to the production and that is the problem. The story wants to be magical, but that takes a bigger budget. It tries to use some CGI. The set looks like a TV kids show. It is what it is. It's just that the kids aren't compelling enough and I don't recognize any of them. They're kids. It's just not that engaging.

This movie is nothing like the book it gets rid of all the best parts

This show will appeal to young children and perhaps the young at heart. Most adults will tolerate it. Note that parts of this may be a bit frightening for younger children, so parents may wish to watch along and reassure them the monsters aren't real.

This is a Willy Wonka type story but done with all the skill of a Saturday afternoon special. The acting is uh, acting. The story is juvenile (go figure; it's a kid's show). Adults will either enjoy this or yawn. When one decides to watch a kid's show, it shouldn't be criticized for being a kid's show.

That said, it's one of those barely tolerable things. It does well enough for what it is, but it's more of an action/adventure tale that really doesn't have much of a moral or lesson to teach. However, children will probably wish to watch it repeatedly, which is the audience they're shooting for.

I give it 5 star mediocre even as a children's show. There have been far better such... and far worse. It will do to keep kids occupied for an hour.

My daughter and I LOVED the books... and this adaptation is truly horrific. Character names and a couple of plot aspects remain, the rest is just garbage. I don't get it; the book was good enough for someone to want to turn it into a movie... only to mess everything up constantly. What a waste of a great book...

It appears this movie borrows heavily from other books and movies, however it is fun and clean and the kids get into it.