Unfriended is another found footage type movie. Though it doesn't rely on camera footage moving around the entire movie. This film instead features a desktop look at a young girl and her friends as they are talking to each other online. Going into the film I was worried about too much of the found footage angle, but that aspect doesn't really bog down the film. While the film is certainly not great, it actually turns out to be a somewhat enjoyable movie overall. The following is my review of Unfriended.
The film was written by Nelson Greaves, who is really only known for writing two episodes of the TV show Sleepy Hollow. To be honest it doesn't take an award winning writer to come up with an idea such as the idea for this film. The plot is fairly simple. A group of young friends are online talking to each other in a video chat. Then this mysterious person comes into the chat along with the friends, and no one has any idea who it is. Mysterious things start to happen, and I won't get into much detail as there is a pretty good plot twist at the end of the film. The general plot is something different, and I enjoy it for the most part. Nothing great, but for the type of film it was I found it enjoyable. The cast of young no name actors also played out in the film very well, and at times make the film downright hilarious. Whether intentional or not. Greaves writes a fairly straight forward film that at times falls apart, but is overall a fun film to watch with other friends and laugh at the film for the entire run of the film.
The film was directed by Levan Gabriadze who is only directing his first major Hollywood film with Unfriended. Without much overall found footage moving around like a Paranormal Activity movie, his job wasn't to do that much. There are however some ridiculous kills in this movie, and they are shot nicely and add another layer of cheesiness to the film. As I mentioned above the acting is generally good for a film like this. All of the actors are names you wouldn't remember, and all of them are getting their first major role in this film. Even though they won't win any awards for their work, they tend to deliver some comical moments to the film that really make this a little more enjoyable. Gabriadze gets a thumbs up for his work on this film, and this is probably a film I will watch at least one more time down the road some time.
In closing, the film doesn't try too much, and in the end should surprise most on how enjoyable the film actually is. The film easily surprised me and kept my attention for the most part. The ending was kind of silly, but has a nice twist. Outside of that, this is a good cheesy horror film to watch with a group of friends and laugh at it for its hilarious moments. The film even offers up some hilarious moments to make the experience even better with a group of friends. While I cannot advise spending five or ten dollars to see this in theaters, waiting for a home video rental is the best option and should be seen when it becomes available in that format.
6/10
The film was written by Nelson Greaves, who is really only known for writing two episodes of the TV show Sleepy Hollow. To be honest it doesn't take an award winning writer to come up with an idea such as the idea for this film. The plot is fairly simple. A group of young friends are online talking to each other in a video chat. Then this mysterious person comes into the chat along with the friends, and no one has any idea who it is. Mysterious things start to happen, and I won't get into much detail as there is a pretty good plot twist at the end of the film. The general plot is something different, and I enjoy it for the most part. Nothing great, but for the type of film it was I found it enjoyable. The cast of young no name actors also played out in the film very well, and at times make the film downright hilarious. Whether intentional or not. Greaves writes a fairly straight forward film that at times falls apart, but is overall a fun film to watch with other friends and laugh at the film for the entire run of the film.
The film was directed by Levan Gabriadze who is only directing his first major Hollywood film with Unfriended. Without much overall found footage moving around like a Paranormal Activity movie, his job wasn't to do that much. There are however some ridiculous kills in this movie, and they are shot nicely and add another layer of cheesiness to the film. As I mentioned above the acting is generally good for a film like this. All of the actors are names you wouldn't remember, and all of them are getting their first major role in this film. Even though they won't win any awards for their work, they tend to deliver some comical moments to the film that really make this a little more enjoyable. Gabriadze gets a thumbs up for his work on this film, and this is probably a film I will watch at least one more time down the road some time.
In closing, the film doesn't try too much, and in the end should surprise most on how enjoyable the film actually is. The film easily surprised me and kept my attention for the most part. The ending was kind of silly, but has a nice twist. Outside of that, this is a good cheesy horror film to watch with a group of friends and laugh at it for its hilarious moments. The film even offers up some hilarious moments to make the experience even better with a group of friends. While I cannot advise spending five or ten dollars to see this in theaters, waiting for a home video rental is the best option and should be seen when it becomes available in that format.
6/10