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This movie was ridiculous. It made no sense. It was so boring. It looked like the whole thing was made on an iPhone. Actually I'm sure there were better films made with iPhones that had better storylines than this. They tried to make it all artsy and tech, but to me it was just a cheap cop out, basically the whole movie was them FaceTime each other and just a very boring drawn out movie that made no sense. If you saw the trailer, you saw the entire movie. I fast-forward did most of the movie through the boredom just to get to the end to see if it would get any better, I feel sorry for anyone that was recommended this movie even if that was possible. I wish I could give it negative scores. Please don't waste your time and definitely don't waste your money. Go stare at the wall, go for a walk, do anything but watch this movie. I am not even kidding when I tell you this was the worst movie - it left me angered that I wasted time out of my life, expecting something to happen, anything to happen, guess what,? Nothing happened.

Right off the bat, I cannot recommend this film for any reason whatsoever; This was an absolute dretch to get through. Nonexistant plot with scenes smacked together, very poor acting accompanied by laughable "chemistry", "dialog" and "story" - there's none of it here. There's plenty of times you could laugh during this film, but it's for all the reasons you wouldn't want to be laughed at - film editing is abysmal alongside the very loud and mishmashed audio, continually displaying some really bad CGI garbage that's supposed to draw us in with mystery, it doesn't. Call me a full blown hater for this film, but I can genuinely tell anyone reading this - you will thank me for telling you this film just isn't it. Absolutely nothing was redeeming about it, it's not interesting, scary, enthralling - it's scenes to bloat runtime.

This whole thing was literally written by AI and the horror was definitely made by it too; it was extremely boring and literally made no sense. The pacing is slow, the characters are boring, the sound is horrible (not scary at all) and even the visuals are blurry throughout most of the film. I expected a Japanese American film to be like the ring or the grudge, but boy was I wrong. Don't waste your time watching this, I spent $5.99 to see it on YouTube and really wished I didn't. I can see better AI horror for free online without wasting an hour and a half of my time. All in all, worst movie I've seen in years.

I enjoyed this movie because I also enjoyed its older sister movies: Found & Searching? Whatever they were called. I guess the POV is from the father & what he's searching / doing on his laptop & you get to see that more than the father's expression reading the article. So you see him searching these haunted webpages but ultimately you don't see his expression, so you don't know if he believes in it until he speaks to someone else regarding it.

I enjoyed the cast of characters, the acting is a lil cheesy, esp on the sons. The mom is playing a typical suburban cloud in the heads mom & if the father was there they'd prob be arguing over what the father believes to be true vs the mom's denial. It's crazy to see the dad's POV, how he is not there but he knows something's going on.

Idk I liked this movie, I liked the other two movies that took its format. So despite the other bad reviews, I hope they continue making movies like this! At the end you just want to buy a Apple laptop too 😉 good promotion lol.

Bloat combines the "screenlife" horror genre with Japanese folklore, centered on a family tormented by a Kappa. While the digital-first format effectively creates a sense of isolation and dread, its execution of the mythical creature is disappointing.

For those familiar with Japanese folklore, the film's portrayal of the Kappa feels like a mismatch. The creature, a well-known water-dwelling trickster, is simplified into a generic possession demon. The movie introduces details like the Kappa's love for cucumbers but then abandons them in favor of standard horror tropes, failing to capitalize on the unique and creepy potential of the original myth.

Ultimately, Bloat is a visually intriguing but narratively frustrating horror film. It's an atmospheric ride that will appeal to fans of the screenlife genre, but its missed opportunity to authentically explore the Kappa mythos leaves it feeling conventional and uninspired.