Haze

I think this film captures the realities of Greek Life and hazing today incredibly well. All you have to do is read about what just happened at Penn State to see the horrific hazing that goes on today. I know first hand that this happens almost exactly as it appears in the movie. Reviewers who don't think that it's accurate have had a very sheltered, narrow experience in my opinion. But I'm happy they were not hazed the way so many people are all over the country are. It's an epidemic, and getting worse. This movie sheds a light on it. Everyone in Greek Life or people thinking of joining a fraternity or sorority should see HAZE. Plus, it's just an awesome movie - very entertaining and intense.

I'm not going to spoil this but I enjoyed the movie all the way until the end. I literally had to rewind it twice to make sure it was actually the end and my movie wasn't skipping and cutting off the ending. The ending was that bad that I though it was a glitch.

When I rate movies, I do so purely on how entertained I was. I have no investment or knowledge of Greek life, aside from living a block away from a few frat houses back in college. I don't really care how true to life it was, I'm sure it isn't, but as a work of fiction alone, I though it was very watchable and enjoyable.

The production value was actually pretty decent, the acting wasn't as bad as you would expect, it's actually above average compared to low budgets films like these. I was surprised that I cared about some of the characters and their arcs, which is something I don't expect in these kinds of movies. I've seen a couple other frat movies, including "Goat," the Nick Jonas one, and I would recommend this over that.

Good job of capturing the terror of some hazing. For those that say this does not represent modern frats, there have been 41 hazing deaths since 2000, with at least one each year. Imagine how much overall hazing that represents. I didn't mind the ending.

Before I get into this, I'm going to bring up the infamous Netflix film, Cuties. Why am I bringing it up? Because that is a film none of you are ever gonna get out of me! For obvious reasons, it ain't worth my time, nor my dignity!

The point I'm making is that this and the latter have one thing in common, they practically glorify the subjects they claim to be denouncing! This movie could've executed its premise in a more subtle fashion. But instead, it is chaotic, brutal, and in your face every 10-seconds!!!

I read one review saying that it was "well made", which I beg to differ! I've seen better cinematography in a found footage movie. As for the editing, it is atrocious! The hazing scenes are so brutal that the whole thing comes off as t0rture p6rn!!! You rely this heavily on shock-value, then the message you're trying to send gets lost in translation!!!

All-in-all, Haze is a cheap exploitation film that condemns hazing while simultaneously glorifying it; I'd rather watch a video on the DARK WEB than sit through this again!!!