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Not gonna lie, I have aged out of the live-streaming demographic; so this out-of-the-woodwork film was a genuinely pleasant surprise.

"Spree" is going for satire on the empty pursuit of followers and the movie nails it. Joe Keery really brings this goofy kid to life; his desperation echoes that of Patrick Bateman (with some nice "Nightcrawler" sociopathy thrown in), clearly trying too hard to build that social media brand. His performance here is an eye-grabber, and I do hope that it helps broaden his appeal.

I quite enjoyed myself and found something much deeper than the marketing had implied. Keery's great in the role and it's evident that that plenty of thought and effort went into this. It's darkly funny, it's twisted and I absolutely had to see how all of this would end.

So much more than a social media parody of the desire to be popular and quite likely just mimicking events in the future that will become increasingly gruesome in this disposable and voyeuristic world.

Fact and fiction spiralled and entwined within shades of black and white from zenith to nadir, switched on to off, between one and zero, from beginning to end - there's no black and white, only shades.

Started off great. 4chan incel creating content and gives up and becomes a murderer.

Sadly this film went on for too long, just became stupid and didn't live up to its potential

The dialog and acting is corny and amateur at times, but the premise alone is enough to make this one watchable. "Found footage" has always been my genre, and the idea of dash-cam footage mixed with video streaming is a pretty fresh idea for the genre. The acting isn't going to win any Oscars, but our lead Joe Keery does a decent job, David Arquette's presence is a welcome addition and also sort of kitschy within the horror genre, but Sasheer Zamata really steals the show here. The film is sort of confined to it's medium at times, and the middle of the film drags just a bit, but there are some notable scenes, memorable kills, and fun to be had. Not really "horror" at all; but a fun direction for this sort of social commentary. Watchable.

SPREE ----- 6/10.

Maybe I'm too old for this film but I didn't like it at all. Hated all the characters. Felt like they were all written by a 15 yr old. If you can relate to any of the people in this movie, then you're probably too young to be watching this movie. I just couldn't wait for it to end. Maybe im just too old to be able to understand any of the motivations or to believe that any of these caricatures could really exist. It was watchable but that's about it. Joe Keery did the best with what he was given.

The problem with this film - a take on social media and likes - is that it tries to pack too many issues into its screen time. Its other problem is is plit-screen or multi-screens many times and, on top of this, provides running social media commentary as well. It's just all too much to take in.

What this film sets out to try and do has been done a lot better; for example the Black Mirror episode "Nodedive".

Five stars for trying and for having one or two laughs.

I don't get all the negative reviews here. The movie is bashed for being shallow, but I think that it covers several issues with the influencer culture well, and does that in a fun and over-the-top manner the way a satire should. It doesn't try to be some extensive and encompassing analysis. It isn't even preachy like a lot of these movies are.

It takes some inspiration from a few real godawful social media influencers who have done some quite unethical and even downright obscene things, and tunes it up a notch to present how detached from the real world all these people are. And that is exactly the vibe that the whole movie presents, detachment from reality and lack of social awareness.

Keery really carries the film. His acting is fantastic, and he's been given a lot of great lines to deal with. This isn't some extremely artistic project with deep metaphors and whatnot. The movie does just what it's supposed to. The format it uses it spot on, it takes the YouTube/Instagram/Reddit realm and makes it into a movie that really works. People have mentioned the Unfriended movies. Those movies are dumb and take themselves way too seriously for being so painfully bad.

So, my advice, don't listen to the bad reviews and see it for yourself. In fact, at the time I'm writing this, the written user reviews are all 7+. For me, the movie is maybe 7.5, but I'm giving it an 8 cause it really deserves to get a better rating on here and be seen. Some of the garbage I've seen on here with significantly higher ratings is just ridiculous.

If you want an hour and a half of witty dark humor and fun at the expense of the emotionally-detached social media culture, this is the film for you.

I've been watching movies based around social media, and Spree does a lot of things right in that regard. Characters are on a livestream for half the movie. The comments from those livestreams are HILARIOUS and spot on. The language is contemporary ("incel", "beta", etc.) The director is 34, so this all makes sense. I like how characters weee introduced too.

Still, Spree is a bit of a mess. I can't really find the reason why. But the movie is only an hour and a half, and I took a nap midway through. It's missing something, but that's kind of the point. Really Spree deserves a 4.5, but in context with the kind of movie it is, I give it a bit of leeway.

If this could be called a movie, then we are doomed as audiences as it is one of the worst video clips I have seen this year: pointless, dull, dreadful, unfunny, incoherent, awful, etc. Some high school students' TikTok clips are more entertaining and purposeful than this.

And I thought it was an enjoyable film, it felt like someone had been pushed to far and was so obsessive with popularity that they did anything to gain it. I've met people and seen people online who have a similar obsession to it, people saying it's far fetched are a little wrong, I also believe (maybe not as drastic as the film) but a similar incident has happened in real life.

I think the low reviews are harsh, whilst I'll never watch it again I did sit through and enjoy it. Yeah there was a few woke moments but they wasn't anything outstanding or to get annoyed by, no more than any other film.

The film had such potential to be good, especially with Joe Kreevy as the protagonist. The film is shown via streaming on smartphones and split screens, and follows Kurt (Kreevy) as he films his pickups as a ride-share driver. He desperately wants to be a viral sensation and believes the best way to do this is by killing other viral stars while livestreaming. Sounds promising, right? However, with the writers and director being middle aged white men, this is so poorly written. Each character is a stereotype, from the bigoted right-wing guy to the 'angry black woman' comedian. No one talks the way and interacts with others this way at all. There is one or two funny moments but that's it. This could be so good but it's just... Not. Such a shame for Joe Kreevy to have to waste his time on this.

I enjoyed the movie but he said many cringy things. I watched it 4 times and it just got a bit boring after a bit. But it was a good movie. I really dont get why people are giving this movie negative reviews. Its a movie that I can keep rewatching but it would just get boring. The only reason I enjoyed it was because it had my favorite actor (Joe Keery) and also a lot of the killing. A lot of things I was like, omg, it was a bit cringy but only because of what he says. Like he said stuff like " Can you tag me at Kurtsworld96." It he only said it Jessie Adams who is a comedian in the movie and a kid he babysat with the name of Bobby.

Spree is the kind of message-heavy film that reflects reality in its own messed up, occasionally satirical way. Kurt, a Gen Z dude, is desperate about going viral on his video-streaming account and decides to take things one step too far. He becomes the notorious "rideshare killer", nearly transitioning into a modern version of the American Psycho. Joe Keery is quite believable as the attention-seeking, social media madman with his faux enthusiasm. The supporting characters, except for stand-up comedian Jessie Adams (Sasheer Zamata) don't really stand out. The subplots involving them also aren't interesting. It all ultimately comes down to whether Kurt achieves the online fame (or in this case, notoriety) he seeks and the ruthless lengths he goes to for it.

This film tries to be too many things: it wants to offer commentary on the dangers of social media and the declining mental health of today's youth; it also wants to be a grisly slasher, sprinkled with dark humor and all that. Sadly, it doesn't succeed fully on either front. There's zero subtlety in the messaging. The storytelling is rapid and often settles for gory thrills in lieu of smartness. The camerawork is necessarily shaky, and at times, when the screen splits into two or three, it's difficult to decide where to even look. I just didn't like this film overall, although I can see that many did.

This was a fun film to watch, the lead actor was very good and a great representation of the culture trying craving to get more views and likes. This is all filmed as though watching from different social media apps and does a good job at staying engaging.

Main negative is that the movie got a little messy at the end. I got the chance to see this at Sundance, and what turned me off a little from the movie was the director live streaming from his phone at the Q&A. This defeated the point of the movie.

This is one of those so odd and bad experiences, you can't take your eyes away from it. Which is coincidentally one of my biggest pet peeves about driving: people who slow traffic to look at others suffering.

I've seen movies like this before, the far better and superior "CAM" comes to mind. It's concerning social media and people desperate to extend out their 15-minutes in the new, ruthless world battle for likes. So, this unstable male decides to, unbelievably, transition into a serial killer to get his site's viewership numbers up.

Well, the basic premise doesn't really work, thanks to never buying his transformation, but as the movie progresses, it's hard to look away and you DO want to see how this plays out. I will compliment it as it's worth it and the 2nd half is mucho better than the first. So, if you made it midpoint, keep trekking.

Now, is it great? Oh, hell no. The acting's terrible, especially by people we've seen act better in other projects. The dialogue is cartoonish and the movie feels really cheap. But, heck, in these days of the world status, I applaud them for making a movie, especially one so bad, I needed to see the whole thing to...actually appreciate a bit.

Recommended...only for people who have HULU (it's free there) and for the morbidly curious.

That was awesome. Joe Kerry was great in this. I've watched a bunch of rideshare horror films. Most of them are absolutely terrible. I've gotta say this one has to be the best. I'll never take free water from an Uber driver again. I might have to rewatch this movie just to read all the live stream user comments. They were a little distracting but hilarious. This film is definitely worth checking out. 8 stars from me.