An American thriller; A story about a young advertising agency worker and cad who dates women for sexual gratification using a gamified dating app. This dark, tawdry tale bears some similarity to the film 'Play Misty For Me' in how it unfolds: a one-night stand with one person's reaction avoidance and the other person's reaction obsessional tendency before a truce; then the antagonist won't stop. The main theme was not to portray the excesses of masculinity in the digital meat market nor the idea that there will always be one crazy person out there. It is the idea that people are a good judge of their own mistakes but often a poor judge of the mistakes of others. The film succeeds in showing the dark side of modern dating and the dangers of online engagement and avoids the common trope of the villain being set up to be knocked down. All in all, it is surprisingly effective as a thriller despite the narrow scope. My verdict: Not sideswipe.
