Runtime:
93 minutes
Directed
by: Stephen Susco
Starring:
Colin Woodell, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Betty Gabriel, Andrew Lees,
Connor Del Rio, Savira Windyani
From:
Universal
“I am now scared to go on the computer!”- a young lady's comment after the film. Imagine the pull-quote for the poster: “Does for the Internet what Jaws did for the water!” That'd be incredible.
The original Unfriended will likely forever be a polarizing film. I understand those that hate it for a variety of reasons; the specific one of all the characters being horrible human beings; to me, that was fine as they were teenagers* and they were punished severely for being such s---bags. I know many will be more satisfied with this just because you'll enjoy the young adult characters more... except for the loudmouth YouTube personality who rants about all sorts of crazy BS; I was shocked he wasn't shown bitchin' about The Last Jedi for months... I don't like The Last Jedi but the way that multiple accounts on YouTube have been complaining about the movie and the state of the franchise and how much they hate Kathleen Kennedy and they do video after video about it... enough already!
Oh wait where was I? Oh yes, Unfriended: Dark Web. This movie is definitely different from the first one, so people that hated Unfriended, this may be more for your tastes. The plot: one night on the laptop of our lead guy-Matias-is shown; it's a new one he acquired, for the purpose of trying to create a program that'll help his deaf girlfriend; their relationship is having its ups and downs. He also talks on Skype to several pals and among other things, they play Cards Against Humanity. Matias discovers some dark, twisted things on his computer and unwittingly opens a connection to the Dark Web.
The movie is on the preposterous side and admittedly, a few times I just about guffawed at moments that were supposed to be serious. Yet I was still entertained by the drama and how it builds & builds. You'll find out the movie is rather dark in nature... in fact, surprisingly so for a 2018 wide release movie from a major studio. Plus, the audience was definitely invested and it was easier to swallow than the original's plot of “dead teen girl's spirit has seemingly unlimited powers as she gets revenge on the comically evil teenagers who were involved in some way w/ her suicide.” I know some will appreciate how the movie engages in some inclusion; the hearing-impaired girl's handicapped is exploited to advance the plot so think of that how you will... but two characters happen to be a lesbian couple.
A few days ago the news came out concerning how the film is playing at the cinema and there are two different endings and it is random which theatre gets which ending. How has this been the first high-profile attempt to do such a thing like Clue 33 years ago? It's not been confirmed but there's evidence which shows that it has to be true. At the very end, there is an obvious point where it would split off into two... that is just speculation on my part. All I'll say about what I got to see: it was the worst possible outcome, which did seem fitting for its bleak tone.
I was happy I had much fun with this as I wasn't so sure about its prospects beforehand.
* No offense to the teenagers reading this; you're all fine people. However, I think many of “the youths” seem pretty awful.
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