Genre: Black Comedy, Drama
Directed by Quinn Shephard
Produced by Brad Weston, Caroline Jaczko
Screenplay by Quinn Shephard
Starring: Zoey Deutch, Mia Isaac, Nadia Alexander, Embeth Davidtz, Karan Soni & Dylan O’Brien.
Music by Pierre-Philippe Côté
Edited by Mollie Goldstein
Cinematography: Robby Baumgartner
Production Companies: Makeready
Distributed by Searchlight Pictures
The plot: A misguided young woman who is desperate for friends and fame fakes a trip to Paris to update her social media presence. A terrifying incident takes place in the real world, which becomes a part of the imaginary trip and offers all she wants.
I was looking forward seeing this film on Disney+ after being intrigued by the poster online.
The Not Okay Movie was So Good.
Pros: I enjoyed how this film approaches the negative difficulty of internet fame. Zoey Deutch did well playing both a sympathetic and unlikable figure. My view on Dylan O’Brien’s character was an alright factor for the main story to work & to what’s goes on A lot of the movie feels accurate to what’s goes on in real life.
Cons: A lot of the comedy doesn’t work for me. Most people might skip this film immediately before watching it.
Cast & Characters:
- Zoey Deutch as Danni Sanders
- Mia Isaac as Rowan Aldren
- Dylan O’Brien as Colin
- Nadia Alexander as Harper
- Tia Dionne Hodge as Linda Aldren
- Negin Farsad as Susan
- Embeth Davidtz as Judith Sanders
- Brennan Brown as Harold Sanders
- Karan Soni as Kelvin
- Dash Perry as Larson
- Sarah Yarkin as Julie
- Julia Murney as Alice – Support Group Woman
- Caroline Calloway as Herself
- Quinn Shephard as Herself
- Rocco Botte as Todd/Aaron
- Shawn Chatfield as Todd/Aaron
I recommend watching this film only on Disney+.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe.