Camp Hideout

Camp Hideout is nothing but cringeworthy clichés of summer camp comedies, with some ripoff ideas thrown in from 1990's Home Alone. The jokes and scenarios are staler than camp cookout food that was left to rot in a previous century.

The problem is they have a bizarre plot with mafia thugs that are following our lead teen Noah played by Ethan Drew. We even get the Home Alone style antics left over from the 90s

Camp Hideout is incredibly well-intentioned, and it certainly has less sexuality, violence, and language than the hilarious-but-mature camp movies and Home Alone comedies it was clearly inspired by.

The action hijinks are both exciting and funny. The cast is good, and the direction keeps the momentum at a steady pace.

I wonder how the filmmakers reconcile a desire to honor Christianity with their story’s very un-Christian implication that it’s totally okay – and kind of fun - to commit physical violence toward your enemy.