Plot-"A group of online chat room friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend".
My Thoughts -In the horror film genre, there are so many films to watch that most of the time films that could potentially be great are often overlooked usually because there are some any horror films that is impossible to keep track of them, where I feel more horror films should do is be unique and bring something tot he table that most films in the same genre either overlook or do not execute properly, I was a huge fan of the Movie "Cloverfield" I really liked the plot and the story and the setting of this film, what really hooked me was that it was a found footage film that was shown through the eyes of the camera that was with a group of new yorkers that where trying to deal with a Monster attack for me that was the first horror film i saw of that type, that film came out in 2008, while I have seen a few films that where similar in style to that film after a while that style also became over used and predictable. Going into seeing Unfriended I honestly did not know what to expect, but What made me feel like giving the film a shot and actually seeing it was that it was given a "R" rating if this film was "PG-13" I would have skipped it. After seeing the film I can say that I am glad That I gave this film it a chance, it was a very solid film, the acting was nothing spectacular but it did not need to be the film focused on a group of teenagers, and for what was expected of them the cast did very well. the plot was nothing ground breaking (teenager bullied online commits suicide, takes revenge thorough online means) but the way that the film was presented and the underlying message behind it was what really spoke to me, the film is depicted entirely through a skype call which for me was genius it was something I have not seen in any movie let alone a horror movie, what I meant by the underlying message is this film has a heavy social media tone which is central to a lot of peoples lives nowadays so most people will be able to relate to the film the other underlying point central the the plot is online bullying which is a really problem that happens to people everyday it was really good idea to have these factors be central to the story adds it really hits home for most of us. and with how the film played it it was really engaging with that angle. The film is not perfect for me it was a little on the short side (1 hour and 20 minutes), some of the situations that the group experience can have a cause of over acting which was annoying at points and lastly the ending scene not the ending but the ending scene was a bit "cheesy". Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 64% saying " Unfriended subverts found-footage horror clichés to deliver a surprisingly scary entry in the teen slasher genre with a technological twist." I disagree with this score I thought this film was very good and the reason why would be the way this film was presented was just so different to me that it really drew me in, and the the two central points behind the film are very active in today's culture that it will connect with a lot of people. Overall I enjoyed this film and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to see a horror film done differently than most recent horror films.
Rating
Good Horror Film, Filmed in a refreshing style and with some very relevant points in the story with today's society 8.0/10!!!!.
The last Film to review in April is "Child 44" Starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman.
Plot
"A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union".
My Thoughts
I must say that initially this film was not a film, I had a lot of expectations form, After seeing the film I am glad that I had my expectations low I do not mean this in a bad way, I was pleasantly surprised by this film it was actually a decent Film, it was set in 1950's Stalin era Russia where order is the most important aspect of everyday life those who question the status quo usually end up "Dead", the main premise of this film is built around someone murdering children whic his impossible and cant happen in Russia as the saying i nthe film goes "there is no murder in paradise". The acting in this film was very good led by Tom Hardy's Performance as Leo, I will admit I have not seen many Tom Hardy films but after seeing him in this role I will be on the lookout for him in future roles, Noomi Rapace was solid as Raisa who was Leo's wife she did a great job of conveying that her character was hiding something from her doting husband and was really convincing in her role, Gary Oldman was also solid in this film and overall the cast did a very good job and I had no huge complaints in that regard. The setting and pace of the film fit well together the film really did make you feel like this was 1950's Russia. TYhere was no use ofg special effects which is always a good sing for a fgilm based on the past. One complaint I did have wit hthe film was some of the dialogue, certain scenes did feel as though they where not needled and added nothing to the story and were just filler scenes which did case the film to be a bit boring at times and with the film being 127 minutes long this did become a problem. Another aspect of the film I did not like which maybe historically accurate and not really a fault with the film but the Russian people, certain points in the film some of the characters are were so oblivious that they could not notice certain key points to the film staring them right in the face and the character would blatantly deny any recollection of these situations even happened, the characters always had t his "Russia is always right it can do no wrong" and I understand that this may have been how Russia was back then, and if so I felt really sad for the people of Russia, again this maybe historically accurate but for me it got annoying after awhile with the blatant missteps. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 25% saying "There's a gripping story at the heart of Child 44 and a solid performance from Tom Hardy in the lead, but it all still adds up to a would-be thriller that lacks sufficient thrills". Overall I agree with that was said here the story for the film was very good and to watch it play out was very interesting for the most part, as I mentioned earlier Tom Hardy was awesome as well and his performance out shown everyone else in the film. Overall this was a decent film that weas well acted and for the most part wasd intruguign and engaging trought the entire runtime, it had its falws but I am glad that I saw this film and recommend it not highly but as a decent film.
Rating
Decent film, that was well acted led by a very good performance by Tom Hardy, 7.2/10!!!
