I couldn't wait for this movie to come out once I saw the cast and a very promising/timely plotline. As a younger viewer, a lot of references and lines genuinely made me smile - the writers and actors have done a splendid job in that regard. My fellow zillennials will probably find the movie just as entertaining, however, once you've seen the trailer, you have almost seen it all.
I wish they pursued the "cancellation" of Zoey's character Danni more, instead of keeping the focus on a newly-developed friendship that eventually falls apart. Once Danni exposes her own secret, the movie just spirals down rapidly. She acts like a self-centered sociopath throughout the majority of the movie and all of a sudden she is just ready to throw her entire life away after Harper's short confrontation. I don't think a sequel is necessary but the plot does feel incomplete and far from what a real influencer would do - wait for someone else to expose them, start their own make-up brand and keep lying in a series of YouTube apology videos until everyone forgets about it.
Regardless of the main heroine's quick downfall, the movie offers a pretty solid look at the current social media climate where the general public turns regular humans both into victims and villains - a message the writers have painted beautifully on multiple occasions. Anyone who has opened a social media app on their phone in the past decade will surely find something to appreciate or relate to.
I wish they pursued the "cancellation" of Zoey's character Danni more, instead of keeping the focus on a newly-developed friendship that eventually falls apart. Once Danni exposes her own secret, the movie just spirals down rapidly. She acts like a self-centered sociopath throughout the majority of the movie and all of a sudden she is just ready to throw her entire life away after Harper's short confrontation. I don't think a sequel is necessary but the plot does feel incomplete and far from what a real influencer would do - wait for someone else to expose them, start their own make-up brand and keep lying in a series of YouTube apology videos until everyone forgets about it.
Regardless of the main heroine's quick downfall, the movie offers a pretty solid look at the current social media climate where the general public turns regular humans both into victims and villains - a message the writers have painted beautifully on multiple occasions. Anyone who has opened a social media app on their phone in the past decade will surely find something to appreciate or relate to.
Tell Your Friends