Friend Request  (2016)


Thoughts on this movie.  I only saw trailers NOT the movie itself.




I hate jump scares, they are such a cheap, lazy way of scaring viewers. Jump scares are like exclamation points and CAPS, if used selectively they lend emphasis and meaning, but if used frequently in ONE TWO HOUR PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are disruptive and annoying.


Coming after Unfriended (2014), this movie was doomed by its name. The lack of decent plotting, dialogue and conclusion, well that is just a lucky extra for those of us who like to riff off streaming movies. Just check out the "bottom" listings of Netflix's film inventory, now that is HORROR.