“Influencer”

6.7

This film was recommended to me as “it’s a solid horror film, but there’s nothing under the hood.” That was the perfect sales pitch. Like a dream from “Inception,” the viewer is thrust into the narrative with little preparation or explanation of where we are, why we’re here, or why we care. It’s through context (and having watched enough movies to know the gist of what we’re doing here) that I was able to put the pieces together in order for things to start falling into place. It helps that the characters are as one-dimensional as they come. Clear motivations and questionable morals/decision making. The recipe for a solid slasher movie. Just don’t ask too many questions. You won’t be able to get back into it if you do.

I will say that the deeper commentary here regarding social media and sense of self-importance is timely. The execution was clunky, but I greatly appreciated the message being delivered.