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XOXO tells stories about six different people that revolved around an electronic dance music festival. A young DJ, a manager, a hopeless romantic girl, an apathetic man, and a struggling couple. Their paths will collide and somehow, the music festival will brought out their worst and their best.

Plot-wise, this movie is really generic. None of the twists and resolutions are shocking nor original. The same can be say for the characters, as they were taken out of boring overdone tropes that previous movies has. The actors did an okay job, with Brett DelBuono rises among the rest. Sarah Hyland could be much better, given her Modern Family roots.

The visuals in this movie however, are appealing and engaging. Although there are no jaw dropping shots, this movie managed to capture the festival's spirit (which basically just a lot of people taking drugs and jump around til they're tired) just right.

If you like EDM and are looking for visual references, go ahead and watch. Otherwise, save your time. You're really not missing anything.

I seem to be finding rather mixed reviews about this movie everywhere and I just felt it necessary to write my own review.

First off, the movie itself has so many flaws that it's nearly impossible to take seriously. I really wanted to like this movie, as I do have an interest in Hayley Kiyoko and Sarah Hyland, and because I love other movies with similar aesthetics (Spring Breakers, for example) but I guess they could only work with what they had. I don't understand why either of them would stoop to this level of garbage, but sure enough they did. Money is more important than substance.

The writing. The writing is so god awful that it's almost painful to watch it play out on- screen. The acting was obviously not top-notch but I blame that mostly on the terrible script itself. The characters were stereotypical and had very little redeeming qualities, not to mention they were so thinly written that you could care less about what happens to any of them. The story itself was also bad; nothing that exciting happened throughout the entire film and there were so many moments that randomly turned into an entirely aesthetic-fueled music video. In addition, the script seemed to find it very difficult to find any balance between negative and positive exploitation of the EDM festival scene. I constantly kept asking myself, "Is this trying to mock festival goers or is it trying to embrace them?"

The only redeeming qualities about this movie was the music (as an EDM fan, I did appreciate the soundtrack choices). The only other thing I would say was moderately decent was the visuals. Many of the visuals were well-done while some were very cheesy, so it was a mixed bag in that department. I was looking forward to this movie and was extremely disappointed because they could have done so much more with the story. Overall, I would not recommend this movie unless you simply want to watch it for the aesthetics, visuals and music. Do NOT expect a good story going into it and you may end up liking it more than I did.

Let me start by saying that I am a raver, a DJ, and a straight edge, meaning I don't drink, smoke, or do any sorts of drugs at these events. Just to give you a bit of perspective on where I'm coming from.

Personally, I really enjoyed this movie. It captured very well the many different aspects of festival culture, from the bro-tank crowd, to the slutty girls, to the people only there to take an extreme amount of drugs, to the people who come to enjoy the music and hardly if at all participate in the party scene. The chaos and bliss of walking around a massive, multi-staged arena of people who are just there to enjoy themselves in the best way they know how, dancing to the music that we all love. Even the shocking and thrilling experience of running into your best friend in the middle of a crowd, in a festival with 24,000 people in it, something that has actually happened to me, as unlikely as that sounds. The depiction of PLUR was a bit cheesy, not that there is really a non-cheesy way to portray that element. The film also captured a bit of DJ culture, and the constant struggle between the people who are in it for the music vs. the fame, which I appreciated, although that might not resonate so much with the general audience.

With a solid combination of outright, and background comedy (pay attention to side characters that are being talked over), and serious plot, this movie is a good example of what a 'dramedy' should be. Without spoiling anything, the plot has enough twists to keep you engaged, although it does grow a bit predictable as it goes. Some parts did seem a bit forced, plot-wise, but that's to be expected in film nowadays.

I would have liked if the film had more diversity in the music, as it was almost entirely main- stage house in the soundtrack, but to be fair, that is the only type of EDM that really works with general audiences, so I understand why they choose to stick so closely to the genre.

If you've never been to a festival, do not by any means form your opinion of what they are like on this movie, but if you have, sit back and enjoy, and let XOXO take you back to what is, for many people, the most surreal and magical few days of their entire lives.

I am hugely disappointed by this film. I'm not sure what the story was really trying to do, it wasn't amusing or in any way entertaining. If you want to watch a good festival film watch Under The Electric Sky because it's actually good. This film portrayed loads of typical festival/drug stereotypes like everybody at these things is a total moron, that's not been my experience. Acting - awful. Music, not enough of it and mostly boring. Spend your time doing something other than watching this, trust me! Also, why does it need to be so cynical? I suppose it's not cool to be nice anymore. Why can't more people make good party films? Relatively simple concept and a lot of fun but so few people seem to have got it right.

This film tells the story of an aspiring DJ who plays for the first time in a major festival.

I love EDM to bits, and I have been looking forward to this film for a long time. The music is great, and the festival looks like what I imagine it to be. However, the story spends too much time meandering the back story before the festival. The characters are not that interesting either. I was quite bored in the first half, but the film did get better when the electronic music kicks in.

Dance music is kind of difficult to capture in film. Even portraying dance music in a pop show on television never really works, because outside of a rave club, watching dance music is a bit boring.

Director Christopher Louie in XOXO has gone with a Robert Altman route of six mainly young strangers colliding on the way to and during a rave festival.

Graham Phillips has the main role as he plays DJ Ethan a YouTuber who with the help of his friend and manager Tariq gets to DJ at the festival. However he does not have the necessary passes and the equipment he uses is not compatible with that of the festival. Tariq is unavailable as he gets lost in a drug haze as he has been inadvertently spiked. There is an older clubber who seems to be bitter about something and past business relationships. There is a beautiful young girl who is planning to hook up with someone and a young couple who give their tickets away and then trying to gain entry into the rave. There is a hotshot DJ who leeches the work of younger talent.

It is all shown in bright vibrant colours with lots of young beautiful women and plenty of texting. The music was supervised by Pete Tong and after a shaky opening when you might wonder if this film is for you, it actually settles down pretty well.

Although not as bad as We are Your Friends, XOXO is another well-meaning but ultimately limp affair surrounding party goers celebrating their day at the rave. Probably the best flick to tackle this subject is Greg Harrison's 2000 dance opus, Groove. Here we have TV actors like Hayley Kiyoko (CSI: Cyber) & Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) slumming as movie stars but all the dutch angles, barely there clothing can't mask the one thing this film lacks, music. Without music, all we have is people espousing how great electronica is. Remember show, don't tell.

In an era where everyone loves music too much, talk about it, obsess about it, yet few actually get it. XOXO brilliantly captures all that. It brings to life spectacularly the 'fear' musicians face, where technology dictates music more and more by the hour, replacing talent.

In a fast paced chaos of materiels, music is the only 'real' left, that keeps us all going. Music is one thing which still is all about passion!

XOXO is deep for those who look for it!

Being a young guy (22) I can relate very closely to this film. Since turning 18, I've had my far share of raves, and while watching XOXO, it made me want to get off my feet, go party, and have a good time. But looking at it from a film perspective, it felt like there was too much going on between the many different characters that all led up to a very minimal pay-off. Two characters specifically, the boyfriend and girlfriend, I felt could've been cut from the film entirely. They really didn't have much to do with the plot as a whole, and the creators could've used that to build more on the more centralized plot. The film had great acting and a good idea, but I personally felt that there could've been more. 5/10

If you are into EDM or the festivals that bring the EDM culture (or both), this movie can help you get your fix. If you are new to this style of music and/or its culture, I am not really sure what this movie would do for you.

Personally, I enjoyed it. I have been to plenty of festivals, produce my own music, blah blah blah. Big music festivals are a trip, an experience, a journey. They are an environment unlike anything else. This film does a great job of recreating most of the aspects the journey to, from, and during the festival. Everyone experiences them in millions of different ways. 'XOXO' creates a realistic scene of these festivals from multiple points-of-views (it made me really regret that I didn't go to a big festival this summer).

The visuals and SFX are great. They play a central role in the film's plot. Its really fun to watch the integration between SFX, dramatic irony, and storyline. The soundtrack is pretty much up-to-date, which really helps to create the proper vibes within the film.

I really like film's stories that only take place throughout the course of 1 day. This film generates a fun sense of anxiety (if that makes sense?). Just the anticipation that builds after months of planning, the journey, then the culmination off all things to create a night to remember.

My only (unprofessional) critique is parts of the dialogue. I feel like the script really dumbed down Sarah Hyland. I think she is a good actress that could've really shined. Her scenes felt rushed.

Chris D'Elia's character provides comic relief and his jokes hit well with people familiar with this culture (or that hate what it has become).

I want to see more of Graham Phillips. He does really well with the script he is given, and plays his part well. To me, he is believable in his parts.

I just think the script could've provided an outlet for all actors involved to shine, and it let's them down. They do well with materials provided.

The visuals and soundtrack will draw you in... enough to keep your attention to see how the night ends, and leave you missing your last festival. A fun film to reminisce on your past festivals. It is fast-paced, but it has a lot of character's stories to keep up with, unfortunately, this where the writing let's the film down.

As someone who attends these festivals and enjoys this type of music and the lifestyle, I thought it was a good attempt at depicting the culture but it was just cheesy and didn't depict it accurately at all. It's a hard culture to embody and I think only documentaries do that. But I'm sure someone who hasn't been exposed to most of the culture would probably find it entertaining. It was just kinda like the cliché storyline and pretty predictable how boy meets girl, etc. I found the narratives and interactions to be like a G rated movie with some F bombs and drug use in it. I definitely won't be watching this again. I'm no film industry guru by any means but I can detect bad acting and poorly flowing story lines when I see them.

The 2 stars are for the cinematography which was beautiful, and that's literally ALL this movie has going for it. The plot is like something a first year film student would write, nothing special whatsoever, like a cop-out on the Hero's Journey only skipping half of the steps. The "creator" of the XOXO music festival comes off as creepy and like he's going to roofie the poor girl from Modern Family who needs to charge her cell phone. Then later, when his character is switched to act like a Mentor it just feels forced. You could have had the greatest direction and actors ever but the script is SO poorly written that it just couldn't be saved. Someone needs to do an EDM movie that is actually good, funny, beautiful, and get's the point! I know what XOXO was going for, but it didn't get there, and it was never going to from the start. It's really unfortunate that so much was wasted on this concept.

Watched XOXO with Sarah Hyland(Modern Family) as Krystal ,Graham Phillips(Staten Island Summer Camp) as Ethan Shaw, Brett DelBouno(Primrose Lane) As Tariq ,Hayley Kiyoko(Jem And The Hologram) as Shanni, Collin Woodell() as Ray, Kelly Marie Tran(College Humor Originals) as Butterfly Rave Girl, Ryan Hansen(Veronica Mars) as Avilo,Chris D'Elia(Undateable) as Neil, Ian Anthony Dale(The Hangover) as Anders . I admit this was an interesting watch while I admit im not a Raver it was cool how the six converging Stories where all about a concert also it was interesting the characters weren't badly written they were Likable Interesting Perspective On Rave Culture.Great Costume Design By Caroline McAlister(The Standoff)and Score By Aaron Drake(Gravity) ,Cinematography by Damian Acevedo(Fairly Legal) and Amazing Direction by Christopher Louie(Lucky) Interesting Perspective On Rave Culture 7/10

XOXO is the perfect film for the millennials. It's vibrant, colorful and passionate. I really enjoy this film and personally I think it's because it speaks to the younger self in me that's wishing I could party at a music festival but now at my age I don't know if I have the energy to do it.

Written by Dylan Meyer and directed by Christopher Louie, XOXO is essentially about six early 20-something strangers at the biggest EDM festival in America and their lives collide in one dream-chasing hopelessly romantic night. Graham Phillips plays DJ Ethan who gets to perform at the festival, he finally gets his big break, but situations leading up to that are quite rocky, plus his manager is going through his own separate ordeal. This is one of those ensemble films, meaning it features several key characters and all of them have equal share of screen time and you see their respective stories cross paths with each other.

First of all, I think any of you who've been to a festival before can certainly watch XOXO and plainly see the lengths to which this film went in order to accurately depict such event down pat. And once the sun goes down, the place is jumping with all kinds of folks, some are even there to just get high on drugs. It's basically a mini woodstock but with ten times the energy. The emphasis on the lighting, the wardrobe, all kinds of colors, the way the characters' lips or eyelids just glow in the dark, XOXO sure wants you to know that you are in for a party film where everybody is just there to live in the moment. The film features some of today's young talents and rising stars who are just right for their roles whether it be to captivate or inspire. At the heart of the story is this struggle or a conflict between following regular norm or hoping for something different like pursuing your passion or pursuing romantic encounter, as silly as that may sound to people, which is why I said earlier that this is the perfect film for millennials because we are the generation of not knowing what the future holds for us, we are the generation of taking chances and hoping for something more to come around. For all intents and purposes, XOXO is here to tell us that despite uncertainty and anxiety, somehow everything's going to be OK.

-- Rama's Screen --

7/10 - fun music festival flick with Graham Phillips and Hayley Kiyoko that is brought down by Tariq's drug subplot and cheesy phone notifications

Various people are going to XOXO, an EDM music festival in the desert. I want to do drugs. I think it would help. As for the stories, I can take most of them. I would like Ethan to be less dumb or Avilo to be less obvious. More than anything, I want him to say something to the Asian chick. I get that he's not brave enough to challenge Chopper, but he should comfort the girl to show his moral compass. Sure, the movie is trying to give him a character arc, but I need to like him more than this. I am not saying that I hate any of this movie, but some of it is more annoying than being actually funny.

XOXO tries to immerse the audience in the electrifying world of EDM festivals, but instead, it feels like an unfocused and superficial experience. The film follows several characters as their lives intertwine during one chaotic night at a massive music festival, but the execution falls flat, failing to generate the excitement or emotional depth it aims for.

The storytelling lacks coherence, with predictable subplots that feel underdeveloped and disconnected. While the visuals and soundtrack successfully capture the neon-lit, high-energy atmosphere of an EDM festival, the script doesn't offer much beyond that. The dialogue feels forced, and the film struggles to establish genuine emotional stakes.

As for the performances, Sarah Hyland, despite her recognizable presence, doesn't bring much to the role, and her acting here lacks the spark needed to elevate the material. Her potential was questionable from the start, dating back to her early Disney days, and XOXO does little to prove otherwise.

Ultimately, XOXO is more of a flashy montage than a compelling film. While EDM lovers might appreciate the pulsating beats and festival aesthetic, the lack of strong storytelling and character development makes it a forgettable watch.