Wrong Swipe (I) (2016) User Reviews

Great for mystery watchers

[grayey1 · 5/10 · 23 September 2022]

Lifetime Network type movie (maybe it was) but I liked it because they introduced a lot of suspects and built cases for them. About half way through, I paused and thought of all the suspects and their possible motive and made a guess. I was wrong on my first guess and learned it was my second option. I would encourage those watching to do the same thing as I did to add some fun to this.

I still don't know what the dad's death has anything to do with anything. I kept trying to figure out if it would be linked to the suspect, which would have given motive that was unknown to the viewer. That would would have made this more clever.

Maybe I missed something.

Not sure the moral but a decent film

[OneAnjel · 6/10 · 6 March 2022]

Yes, it's low budget. But you go in knowing that. I've tried dating sites but only once downloaded the associated app and felt like I was being harassed. Way too frequent messages; everyone wants to meet instantly; they quickly feel like stalkers when they either can't take no for an answer or think they have some claim over you. One thing is for sure: No dating app should allow a person to actually see the location of another. In this film, however, Anna finds out a guy is stalking her that could have ended much worse if she had gone on obliviously thinking he was benign.

The story is well-meaning but not presented in the most engaging way. They kill the father in the first scene to try and set up a broken, dysfunctional family dynamic but they don't really pull this off very well. The film tries too hard to point fingers at every male character and goes out of its way to dole out lines to dismiss Anna's concerns. This film is not on the artistic high-level that allows the actors to convey the real emotions, fears, and perceptions. As it stands, though, it's a watchable modern tale, sort of a Kate and Ashly meet Criminal Minds ambition. And if I could just mention, Anna's hair is a split-end nightmare the whole film until the very last segment. Was that intended to make her seem happier now or was that just a great change from a bad hair stylist to a professional one? I recognize some of these actors from mostly bit parts in tv shows. Arthur Napiontek (Jake) is the only really hot guy in the film.

And for those who don't already know: You should never give identifying details on a dating app (family name, location, school, business) until you have talked on the phone and decide to meet. Then start with small talk. If a guy goes right to the "So where do you work, what school, who was your last boyfriend, or what kind of car do you drive" those are too personal for a stranger to know about you and are clear signs they want to know your monetary value instead of getting to know you.

I found it annoying that the film shows these adult women constantly obeying the ping of their phone. When I was in college, we turned off our devices while in class. There was no tolerance of seeing someone look at their phone during a lecture and a serious college student wouldn't stop every 2 minutes to see whose pinging them during homework.

So, what is the moral? I'm stumped. Perhaps someone is tired of hearing all the criticism of dating apps and wanted to do a film where it turns out to be a hero, of sorts. Or maybe the film is saying that someone who appears needlessly paranoid might be experiencing real danger. I think it's definitely exposing the immaturity and peril of using these apps with a careless attitude. I'm giving it a 6 but probably more like a 5.5.

Typical

[haroot_azarian · 1 November 2021]

As usual to Lifetime movie scenarios we have the sensible protagonist (Anna), the irresponsible immature brat (Anna's younger sister Sasha) and a psychopath who is a lot closer than the two sisters realise. To cut a long story short Sasha forcefully signs up Anna to the dating app Swipe to find her a boyfriend. Nothing exciting folks.

Matt! What Are You Doing????

[wandernn1-81-683274 · 3/10 · 9 March 2022]

Anna and Sasha are two blonde hotties and Anna is single and using a dating app called Swipe. A typical stalker type movie. I mean what do you do if you want a stalker? Hey get a stalker app on your phone! Good idea!!!

This movie is crud. I figured out who the bad guy was way early. It's not entertaining even. 3/10.

Swipe swipe swipe; swipe swipe swipe swipe

[chrisamon · 3/10 · 4 July 2017]

"What makes this so good is the realness of the story. You could quite easily see something like this happening. Add in numerous swipes and your victim list keeps growing. How can we be really sure that the profile and the picture you see is for a real person and not a created persona? Just think Ted Bundy for the Tech-Age."

If (what I estimate) the average of every third line didn't include the word "swipe", it would have been pretty good. It was more than annoying.

The ONLY redeeming point of this hot mess...

[montauk6-69-724756 · 2/10 · 13 March 2022]

"Oh, wow, it's Captain Stubing's daughter!"

Other than that, you'll hate yourself for wishing the uber-obnoxious younger sister would meet some form of unpleasant mishap at some point in the narrative. But somehow she makes it unscathed. The paint-by-numbers writing is dreadful even by Marvista Machine standards; here the idea of (ahem) "suspense" is to make every male of the species some form of creeper/stalker/lech and have you try to guess which one AIN'T the culprit.

Just like that device stuck on your windshield as you drive across bridges, this movie is an EZ-Pass.

A Reasonable Tech-Age TV Mystery Thriller

[P3n-E-W1s3 · 7/10 · 12 June 2017]

This is a well thought out tech based mystery thriller. Anna, played by Anna Hutchison, is a loner with very little social life and no lover. Her sister Sasha, portrayed by Karissa Lee Staples, repeatedly tells her this isn't good for her, so one night she creates a "Swipe" profile for her. Swipe is an app that shares your profile with other users with the intention of meeting up. If you like a certain user you swipe right and if they do the same then when you are in each other's vicinity you both get a message saying they're close. Unfortunately for Anna, it's an ideal tool for a stalker to strike fear into their prey.

What makes this so good is the realness of the story. You could quite easily see something like this happening. Add in numerous swipes and your victim list keeps growing. How can we be really sure that the profile and the picture you see is for a real person and not a created persona? Just think Ted Bundy for the Tech-Age.

Writers Sophie Tilson and Shanrah Wakefield do a great job of showing the dangers of this kind of communication and contact. They bring through a plethora of men, all of which are different, some are sexual predators, some are persistent to the point of bullying, and some are okay. But which is stalking Anna? There are twists upon twists as her investigation and the police's starts ruling out suspects.

Director Mathew Leutwyler uses these twists and turns as well as the apps distance notification to create a tense atmosphere. However, I believe the movie could have been stronger had the pace been more varied and some better camera-work, something other than the straightforward point shoot and pan.

Though Anna Hutchison is the lead and is very good in the role it's Karissa Lee Staples who is the strongest actress in the movie and had a wider range of emotion and skills. Unfortunately, the lower you get in the cast the worse the acting gets. It's not a bad thing to do when working on a budget and the worst is only on for a few minutes or seconds, though if you remember them as I did, it only leads to weakening the film.

On the whole, this is a respectable and watchable movie. If you enjoy mysteries then this will be right up your street. If you're looking for an intriguing and interesting movie to watch then you might want to consider this one.

A warning about dating apps.

[phd_travel · 3/10 · 29 July 2017]

Warning to those who use dating apps - there are crazy guys among those potential boyfriends or girlfriends. At first it's quite interesting how she meets different people then begins to suspect them but by the end of the movie I just kind of gave up caring. Quite a few red herrings along the way.

The cast isn't too memorable so it makes it a bit hard to keep the interest in what's going on and the sisters are a tad similar so it's a bit confusing.

Not a must watch.

***

[edwagreen · 8/10 · 24 March 2016]

What makes this so exciting is the array of possible guys who might be the stalker and killer.

What was the author of this thinking regarding having the father shot dead during a carjack attempt? This really did not play into the movie.

A girl reluctantly joins a dating service called Swipe on the strong advice of her sister and of course gets more than she bargained for.

With the exception of one guy who was decent and winds up a murder victim, we saw some sleazy guys here ready to spike drinks and all other sorts of nonsense.

The film just shows you that you never know who the real guilty party is. An ironic result of the story was to get the mother, mentally housebound since the death of her husband, out and around. By the way, who killed dad? I thought that this might have been linked in the story of the stalker.

Vanilla Cake or Lasagna?

[lavatch · 8/10 · 8 November 2019]

In the Taylor clan, Anna and Sasha are thick as thieves as sisters. Sasha has settled in with a steady boyfriend named Matt while Anna is still suffering the effects of her break-up with Nate. After Sasha introduces her sister to a new dating ap, Anna finds herself on the receiving end of a potentially violent stalker, who is able to monitor her movements through the technology of the Swipe ap.

A fairly substantial list of male candidates for the stalker includes Jake, who tried to slip a "roofie" into Anna's wine; Nate, her old boyfriend who has come back on the scene; Pete, a new acquaintance whom Anna met on Swipe; the oily Professor Murphy, Anna's creepy law professor; and Matt, Sasha's boyfriend who is a computer geek. Of course, the police are not successful in tracing the menacing textsmessage, and it will be up to the sisters get the stalker to crawl out of the woodwork.

An overarching theme of the film is the bonding of the two sisters and the affection for their reclusive mom, who withdrew from the world after the death of her kind husband in a random act of violence. Anna and Sasha are still reeling from the tragedy that changed their lives. The mom has stopped her treatment with Dr. Fink, whom she considers and idiot. But she is so fearful that she cannot leave the house.

An essential reference point in the film is the law professor's lecture on "mens rea," the concept of discovering guilt through understanding the thought process of the criminal. A guilty mind is the prerequisite to a guilty suspect. Along with the cops, the sisters never really take "mens rea" to heart in sizing up the men in their lives to discern who is the sociopath.

The most touching moment in the film was when the homebound mother finally emerges from her lair and begins a genuine healing process with her daughters. She recalls a sensitive moment with her late husband when she asked him whether he prefers her vanilla cake or her lasagna. His response was that it was exactly like his feelings about his two beautiful daughters, Sasha and Anna: he loves both of them equally.

Great realistic Dating App Movie

[awilife43 · 9/10 · 3 May 2022]

Boy after watching this I dont think any women will ever dare to go on any dating websites. It's realistic and scary. This can really happen. We have all read about all the Dating App horror stories. This is why I suggest women stick to "old fashion" ways meeting men.