People going into this looking for something scary, or something excessively funny, you will probably be disappointed, since rather than a horror-comedy, it feels more like a horror-themed satire on controversial content creators that cross the line... so unless you like videos made by obnoxious personalities, you'll likely find the main character unfunny and/or cringe, though even if you dislike those types, you might find some enjoyment out of the film.
Those kind of content creators, when they go too far, often have less than sincere apology videos when their channel gets blocked or they're in danger of getting 'canceled'. Then they end up desperate to 'redeem' themselves to the public, and might even attempt to change the narrative of their career... which is the route the main character goes to get back in his viewers good graces.
The influence of Evil Dead (specifically Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness), seems pretty apparent with the make-up and effects, as well as the goofy confrontations between the protagonist and the various entities he encounters and the behavior of the antagonist.
I actually found the 'stream' to be the more humorous part of the movie, just because it felt authentic to the actual chat in a stream. From trolls, to skeptics, to the innocent sounding people who wholeheartedly believe in the creator and encourage them or want to help them so they do research or make suggestions.
I'm not too fond of people like the main character; however, I found him kind of interesting, since he more-or-less felt authentic in regards to the role he was trying to portray, and I thought he did a decent job acting, flip-flopping from his streamer persona to acting more like an average guy in a bad situation.
A lot of people are either calling this movie awful, or acting like it's a masterpiece. It's neither. It's by no means unique, and it can often be cliché, though I assume the director did that purposely to make the film more 'ironic', though using clichés ironically is also nothing groundbreaking.
I thought the movie was a decent watch, and I believe it can be fun if you are into the whole streaming angle of the film, and you curb your expectations.
Those kind of content creators, when they go too far, often have less than sincere apology videos when their channel gets blocked or they're in danger of getting 'canceled'. Then they end up desperate to 'redeem' themselves to the public, and might even attempt to change the narrative of their career... which is the route the main character goes to get back in his viewers good graces.
The influence of Evil Dead (specifically Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness), seems pretty apparent with the make-up and effects, as well as the goofy confrontations between the protagonist and the various entities he encounters and the behavior of the antagonist.
I actually found the 'stream' to be the more humorous part of the movie, just because it felt authentic to the actual chat in a stream. From trolls, to skeptics, to the innocent sounding people who wholeheartedly believe in the creator and encourage them or want to help them so they do research or make suggestions.
I'm not too fond of people like the main character; however, I found him kind of interesting, since he more-or-less felt authentic in regards to the role he was trying to portray, and I thought he did a decent job acting, flip-flopping from his streamer persona to acting more like an average guy in a bad situation.
A lot of people are either calling this movie awful, or acting like it's a masterpiece. It's neither. It's by no means unique, and it can often be cliché, though I assume the director did that purposely to make the film more 'ironic', though using clichés ironically is also nothing groundbreaking.
I thought the movie was a decent watch, and I believe it can be fun if you are into the whole streaming angle of the film, and you curb your expectations.