I'm not going to lie, I opened this movie on Hulu because Dylan O'brien is in it and I adore his acting (and him). I had seen the trailers and followed the behind the scenes stuff on TikTok while this movie was being filmed and thought "Hey, Dylan O'Brien and a fun little movie to watch? Why not."
Starting this movie, it was a little hard to follow and get into. There were moments when I almost considered turning it off. The main character, Danni Sanders, is unlikable and tone deaf. She fakes going to Paris for a writers retreat to impress O'brien's character.
After finding out that revere were a series of bombings in Paris while she was "there", she proceeds to tell people that she was there when it happened.
I mean, how blind do you have to be to pretend you were a part of a seriously traumatic event?
Throughout the movie, Danni befriends Mia Isaac's character, Rowan Aldren, who has been a real life victim of a school shooting. And this is when the real, underlying message starts.
The message of gun violence and the message of "We Have Had Enough" is enough to get through through the rest of this movie.
Mia Isaac is enough to carry this movie to fruition and if there is any reason for you to watch it, it's to hear the message her character continually puts forth.
With that being said, stick it out. There is a lot to learn from this movie, and no I'm not talking about faking your way to fame. I am talking about violence in America and many other places in the world today. It allows the audience to really think about what people fear everyday.
Watch "Not Okay". You won't regret it.
Starting this movie, it was a little hard to follow and get into. There were moments when I almost considered turning it off. The main character, Danni Sanders, is unlikable and tone deaf. She fakes going to Paris for a writers retreat to impress O'brien's character.
After finding out that revere were a series of bombings in Paris while she was "there", she proceeds to tell people that she was there when it happened.
I mean, how blind do you have to be to pretend you were a part of a seriously traumatic event?
Throughout the movie, Danni befriends Mia Isaac's character, Rowan Aldren, who has been a real life victim of a school shooting. And this is when the real, underlying message starts.
The message of gun violence and the message of "We Have Had Enough" is enough to get through through the rest of this movie.
Mia Isaac is enough to carry this movie to fruition and if there is any reason for you to watch it, it's to hear the message her character continually puts forth.
With that being said, stick it out. There is a lot to learn from this movie, and no I'm not talking about faking your way to fame. I am talking about violence in America and many other places in the world today. It allows the audience to really think about what people fear everyday.
Watch "Not Okay". You won't regret it.