This is definitely the best horror movie I've seen this year. I went in expecting nothing thinking it would be a Truth or Dare type of hollow experience. I was pleasantly surprised based on no knowledge of this movie.
However, it was very derivative of other movies such as Hereditary, Smile, Society (1989), The Skeleton Key (the ending twist...), The Ring, various episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark (Quicksilver, Magicians Assistant, Super Specs) and even Goosebumps (Let's Get Invisible...).
So don't go in expecting something you haven't seen before, as all the aforementioned have bits and pieces in this movie. Intentionally, or not intentionally, this is not a new concept. The whole drug allegory/glorified drug use on social media is very obvious too. The satire is well done with one hilarious montage.
What is good is the direction, the acting, and the plot. There are genuinely disturbing moments. There is a sense of dread and desperation in these characters (similar to Hereditary) that is gripping.
The very ending is chilling and left me feeling sad how it all played out.
I fear this movie may get overhyped since the bar is so low with recent horror movies. It is not a scary movie by any means. Also it seems like every recent horror movie is obsessed with characters having "trauma."
Anyway, it is worth a watch. 7.5/10.
However, it was very derivative of other movies such as Hereditary, Smile, Society (1989), The Skeleton Key (the ending twist...), The Ring, various episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark (Quicksilver, Magicians Assistant, Super Specs) and even Goosebumps (Let's Get Invisible...).
So don't go in expecting something you haven't seen before, as all the aforementioned have bits and pieces in this movie. Intentionally, or not intentionally, this is not a new concept. The whole drug allegory/glorified drug use on social media is very obvious too. The satire is well done with one hilarious montage.
What is good is the direction, the acting, and the plot. There are genuinely disturbing moments. There is a sense of dread and desperation in these characters (similar to Hereditary) that is gripping.
The very ending is chilling and left me feeling sad how it all played out.
I fear this movie may get overhyped since the bar is so low with recent horror movies. It is not a scary movie by any means. Also it seems like every recent horror movie is obsessed with characters having "trauma."
Anyway, it is worth a watch. 7.5/10.