Freelance

Freelance, is a masterfully crafted psychological thriller that keeps you on edge throughout. Nicole Pastor delivers an outstanding performance as the lead, capturing both vulnerability and strength with finesse. The film expertly builds tension as it explores themes of isolation, trust, and survival. Balazs' direction and the tight screenplay keep you hooked as the layers of the plot unfold in a captivating manor. The editing is phenomenal and perfectly articulate the themes of the film. With sharp character development and a captivating atmosphere, Freelance is a must-see for thriller fans. A gripping, well-executed film that delivers both thrills and depth.

Freelance is an expertly crafted thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. From the first scene to the credits, the film maintains a level of suspense that is hard to come by these days. What truly stands out, though, is Nicole Pastor's amazing performance as Katie. She embodies her character with such depth and intensity that you feel completely immersed in her world. Every choice she makes feels authentic, and her journey is both captivating and emotionally charged. The film as a whole reminded me of a Steven Soderbergh movie. The combination of high-stakes action, psychological tension, and exceptional performances makes Freelance a must-watch. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a well-executed thriller.

It wasn't really my cup of tea, judging by the other reviews I may be a minority here. In all honesty, I would probably put it close to 'smiley' in the horror film rankings.

The main character is very hard to like. She has the personality of an angsty teenager, always seems to have this 'if you cant handle me at my worst, screw you' mentality. Every decision is like watching a child make it, maybe if I scream at my landlord when im several months behind on rent things will work out, maybe if I take this strangers thousands of dollars and do what he says for 1 night its perfectly legal.

The 'twist' was overhyped in my opinion, by like 30 or 40 mins in you can get a pretty good feel for where the story is heading, and how its most probably going to end.

Went in expecting to take a familiar stroll into the murder-for-viewing-pleasure world of snuff films, led by a couple incompetent filmmakers, with the inevitable line, "Snuff films? Come on man, those aren't real haha" (contrary to the endless amount of videos floating around the dark corners of the internet featuring people murdering each other). But Freelance was one of the very rare, pleasant surprises.

Checks all the technical boxes, competently shot, solid performance by the lead, pretty tight script, and some genuinely creepy sequences and effective scares

Unfortunately, if you think about the plot for more than 60 seconds, not much of what's happening actually makes sense

We have a group entrepreneurial murderers running some sort of on-demand, homicidal Hulu. These enterprising young men are capable of literally getting away with murder and distributing the content, yet they outsource video editing... to a total stranger?

Besides the fact this creates an unnecessary mountain of digital evidence, I'm prett confident I could post an on Craigslist and have an actual serial killer edit a video for me within the hour.

Also, the plot device that removes law enforcement from the equation is so low effort, it's practically is a parody of itself

All that being said, there's lot to appreciate here. If youre looking for something genuinely creepy, a little more on the twisted side (and able the look past the nonsensical business model of our ambitious young psychopaths), this should be at the front of the line.

The idea behind this movie was a good one and the performances are pretty good considering what they were given to work with, which wasn't much. This just didn't deliver at all. It's not scary , creepy, suspenseful or anything else. Some things happen and are never explained. The logic behind some of the lead actress's decisions in the film are absurd. There are scenes that add nothing to the film and some of these go on way too long. It also was a gigantic failure when it came to these supposedly disgusting snuff films she was editing as they weren't disgusting or believable. If she's supposed to be so repulsed by what she is editing, some money should have spent on actually making them look real and repulsive. I really wanted to like this because the idea that someone would take on a job that would end up haunting them was a good one, but this film doesn't succeed at all in portraying that.