An American thriller; A story about a young advertising agency worker and cad who dates women for sexual gratification using a gamified dating app. This is a dark, tawdry tale, which bears some similarity to the film Play Misty For Me in the way the story unfolds: one night stand followed by one person's avoidance and the other person's obsessional tendency before correction, then the antagonist won't stop. The theme is not portraying the excesses of masculinity in the digital meat market, nor that there will always be one crazy person out there, but that we are a good judge of our own mistakes but a poor judge of the mistakes of others. The film effectively explores the dark side of modern dating, showing the dangers of online engagement, and it stays clear of a typical storyline where a villain is set up to be knocked down. It's surprisingly effective as a thriller, despite its narrow scope. My verdict: Not sideswipe.
