You know, for being set in Thailand, there was a shocking low number of Thais around.
This was one of those movies that starts with a bang, and even hooked me with the placement/timing of opening credits. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two acts and where this was going despite not at all being 100% original. Unfortunately, while the ending was satisfactory, it all seemed to crumble in the finale.
A social media queen on extended holiday in Asia was ditched by her bf but fear not. She meets the mysterious, but overly friendly CW and who knows where this budding relationship will take them. Maybe to a deserted island without cell reception. That's gotta be killer for an Influencer...
I've actually avoided this movie since I saw its debut on Shudder two years ago. Personally, I cannot stand influencers and don't purposely follow any on any of the social media platforms. I saw one once at a Philippines restaurant at the table next to mine and pretty much lost my appetite. So, horror or not, I wasn't about to watch an entire movie centered around one.
This came highly recommended by my favorite YouTube channel, Dead Meat, so I finally decided to follow their advice. And again, for the first two acts, I was totally hooked and glad it went in a direction I didn't expect. I mean, I saw even more avenues it could've taken while improving the film even further. Regardless, it was solid for two-thirds.
Overall, it's still worth a watch and even the influencer featured had more depth than I expected. I really appreciated that as fake people, even fictional characters, are enormously hard for me to be around/watch.
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Final Thoughts: I don't say this often, and it pains me when I have to...this should've been longer. I would've loved to see more about the characters learning more about each other before any of them were killed off. That ending was cut too short and with just a little more reveal of the antagonist/protagonists may have caused more likes/hearts/followers.
This was one of those movies that starts with a bang, and even hooked me with the placement/timing of opening credits. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two acts and where this was going despite not at all being 100% original. Unfortunately, while the ending was satisfactory, it all seemed to crumble in the finale.
A social media queen on extended holiday in Asia was ditched by her bf but fear not. She meets the mysterious, but overly friendly CW and who knows where this budding relationship will take them. Maybe to a deserted island without cell reception. That's gotta be killer for an Influencer...
I've actually avoided this movie since I saw its debut on Shudder two years ago. Personally, I cannot stand influencers and don't purposely follow any on any of the social media platforms. I saw one once at a Philippines restaurant at the table next to mine and pretty much lost my appetite. So, horror or not, I wasn't about to watch an entire movie centered around one.
This came highly recommended by my favorite YouTube channel, Dead Meat, so I finally decided to follow their advice. And again, for the first two acts, I was totally hooked and glad it went in a direction I didn't expect. I mean, I saw even more avenues it could've taken while improving the film even further. Regardless, it was solid for two-thirds.
Overall, it's still worth a watch and even the influencer featured had more depth than I expected. I really appreciated that as fake people, even fictional characters, are enormously hard for me to be around/watch.
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Final Thoughts: I don't say this often, and it pains me when I have to...this should've been longer. I would've loved to see more about the characters learning more about each other before any of them were killed off. That ending was cut too short and with just a little more reveal of the antagonist/protagonists may have caused more likes/hearts/followers.