Based on the popular 2007 video game, Dan Trachtenberg's short film Portal: No Escape is a well-made and entertaining short fan-film. The action begins with actress Danielle Rayne waking in a prison-style cell and discovering a bar code branded onto her neck. She is being monitored by someone unknown and is fed through a sliding door in the wall. Soon she discovers a gun behind the wall that shots out portals and allows her escape via successive red and blue portals.
Those unfamiliar with the video game are not at a particular disadvantage here, as Trachtenberg visually explains the basic concepts used in gameplay. The actress is quite good at expressing her thoughts without the use of dialogue, and the visual effects and stunts are very impressive. Additionally, I particularly liked the purposeful visual style, which kept a slim color palette and believable, of not original, set design. The music was decent but sometimes over the top in my opinion, and could have been improved with some subtlety. Overall, Portal was impressive in a host of ways and definitely worth checking out.
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