Note: i am writing this review as i watch it for the first time.
Honestly, I'm getting tired of these "found footage" films especially when they open it up like any old horror film by showing the perpetual ending at the beginning and then cutting to the beginning. Another problem: the video quality is good. Granted it takes place in 2013 but all the "found footage" films I've seen usually had poor quality due to damage, or what not to the camera. There's more than one camera used in this and apparently they are found in immaculate condition. Doesn't say much for the level of horror supposedly included in the film, does it? Also, they're using hand-held cameras? Even in 2013 people mainly just used their phones -- I know I did.
The beginning plays like any recent horror film in concern to high schoolers: teens joking around, hanging around and apparently filming everything in the process. Oh, and constant closeups of the female anatomy, including a short insignificant (with some slow motion) montage of such.
Then we cut to a party. Slow motion, snap shots, music over any other sound. The beginning, the very beginning, showed a kid in distress. If we're watching the footage, why would it be edited to be a film? Separating the fact it is a film. Meaning, it plays out as a film but it's found footage that also plays out like a film. Get it?
More female anatomy shown at the party (why I am not saying "nudity" is because they're all wearing clothes). So, they go outside, get half undressed and start jumping off a cliff into the ocean and one girl doesn't want to jump so they force her to jump and yes! something bad happens to her and it turns into another horror film called "I Know What You Did Last Summer". So unoriginal! Oh, and the killer looks like the guy from the first Scream movie.
Another stupid scene is the fact one of the guy's with a camera apparently videotapes himself while he's asleep. Who does that? While having sex, I get but while you're just sleeping? Come on!
Who videotapes every second of their life? Also, if they got a crime on tape, as they did, wouldn't they erase that? Apparently not in this movie. I mean, they talk about what they did throughout them filming themselves. They're either the stupidest people in the world or the filmmakers think we are.
I didn't care about any of the characters. They committed a horrible crime, and got away with it. So...them all dying (non-horrifically) was okay with me. I didn't care about any of them. I was hoping they all died (not saying they did since I'm reviewing this as I watch it but the beginning kind of gives that away).
The quality of the film was good, too good for this type of film. The acting (except from the victim's brother) was good, for the most part. The film itself was uneventful. I'm more into this review than the movie. That's how boring the movie is.
Now, to the ending: I'm just going to say that you're going to have to see it for yourself. It's so high school. So adolescent. While getting to it there are many problems (as I've listed above) getting to the ending, the ending does explain some (not all) the inconsistencies, and the plot stealing, and what the true horror of the film is, yet then again...
Overall: 4/10.
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