Not Okay
An ambitious young woman, desperate for followers and fame, fakes a trip to Paris to up her social media presence. When a terrifying incident takes place in the real world and becomes part of her imaginary trip, her white lie becomes a moral quandary that offers her all the attention she’s wanted.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Stars: Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Mia Isaac, Tia Dionne Hodge, Negin Farsad, Nadia Alexander, Embeth Davidtz, Karan Soni, Sarah Yarkin, Gwyneth Anne Trumbore, Peter Patrikios, Steven Bono Jr., Blaise Corrigan, Simone Vysnovsky, Logan Crawford, Judy Zheng, Dash Perry, Julissa Piatt, Kapil Bawa, Quinn Shephard, Reece Feldman, Shawn Chatfield, Rocco Botte, Brennan Brown, Caroline Calloway
- Director: Quinn Shephard
Comments
- elisabethpmcclellan - 9 January 2023
Dare u to keep watching
Tbh, I started watching the movie just because Dylan O'Brien was in it. As soon as I started it though I was already regretting it. I said, "I'll give it a shot and keep watching because why not". It was cringe since it began and a constant wanting it to stop. Who creates a lie like this? I knew it was bound to have a nasty ending and I'm a forever hopeful kind of person who likes a nice American movie ending, who am kidding. Again, it was "ugh" the whole time but I was already 45 min in so "might as well finish it", I thought. That's the kind of movie this was. I appreciated the story behind it, but it could've been written and produced so much better. This kind of story could've had a much better impact on the world if it had been told a different way.
To sum it up, if u want to see how messed up young people really are rn then watch it, but don't hope for the best. The movie just left me just more worried about our society and our future. The reason I can barely watch the news anymore... So was it good for me? Were the 1:43 min upbuilding in any way? Not really. Save yourself the cringey time and just watch clips of it if u really have a crush on blonde haired Dylan as much as I do... - crazyjooster - 18 October 2022
Dutch couldn't even save this one.
The film starts with a content warning: This film contains flashing lights, themes of trauma, and an unlikeable female protagonist.
What it fails to mention is the majority of the cast and characters are extremely unlikeable, and in fact the protagonist is not the worst.
Most of the characters in this film are completely shallow and it unfortunately reflects how the world has become. It showed a girl who was excluded from all the little groups that have now formed and claim "inclusion" yet do everything to exclude those who do not tick theit little boxes. It showed a girl who just wanted to be accepted so much she faked a trip and the lie spiralled.
If this film was supposed to make the protagonist unlikeable the writer failed by adding in scenes where she clearly showed remorse for what she had done. It would also help to not have so many awful people/characters included in the film. It became very confused with 'who is the bad guy'
It also had comments such as "I hate straight people" and "White girl" but of course it is acceptable that way around.
