These reviews are a little harsh. The film definitely doesn't belong on Shudder, and is far from any conception of "good", but it's not completely worthless. I thought it was kind of cute, as a film student or novice filmmaker's attempt at a kind-of found footage or mockumentary style thriller. It has some moments (the...er... "gloryhole" scene comes to mind), and I liked their clever set design and use of lighting effects to make the booth come alive around the actors. Music was pretty decent too. It suffers from a profound lack of direction (there's no real substance to the plot), but the writing's actually not half bad.
My biggest gripe with the film, aside from how the story kinda falls apart as more "confessions" are revealed, is actually the premise itself. I think the creators wanted an interesting vehicle to deliver their story of love/obsession/betrayal and kind of just rolled with the confessional video idea, but forgot to ground it in reality. Yeah, the story revolves around a student who shot confessional videos herself, but in what universe would six people all separately agree to meet someone they don't know in an empty building to talk about someone who just died under mysterious circumstances? Aside from the drug dealer, none of the characters have any real "dirt" on them that can be used as blackmail. No way ALL of them put their *lives at risk* out of fear of their classmates learning all the sordid details of their personal lives.
Overall it's an entertaining little film though. I thought the performances were passable (the "villain" stands out) and the premise is original enough to keep you engaged, despite being completely unbelievable.
My biggest gripe with the film, aside from how the story kinda falls apart as more "confessions" are revealed, is actually the premise itself. I think the creators wanted an interesting vehicle to deliver their story of love/obsession/betrayal and kind of just rolled with the confessional video idea, but forgot to ground it in reality. Yeah, the story revolves around a student who shot confessional videos herself, but in what universe would six people all separately agree to meet someone they don't know in an empty building to talk about someone who just died under mysterious circumstances? Aside from the drug dealer, none of the characters have any real "dirt" on them that can be used as blackmail. No way ALL of them put their *lives at risk* out of fear of their classmates learning all the sordid details of their personal lives.
Overall it's an entertaining little film though. I thought the performances were passable (the "villain" stands out) and the premise is original enough to keep you engaged, despite being completely unbelievable.