Unsubscribe

Being someone who watches a lot of YouTube content and somewhat fascinated by YouTube success stories, I gave this a shot. And enjoyed parts of it.

Is it amazing? No. Is it cringe and over-the-top at times? Yes. But if you manage your expectations and treat it for the low budget attempt it is, some of its jokes and events will make you chuckle to yourself.

Its strongest facet, in my opinion, is its portrayal of the YouTube content creating world. Sure, it's exaggerated. But as the story and character develops (final third of movie), it hits the nail on the head with a certain section of the YouTube content-creating crowd. And I think the purpose of the movie is to expose (or poke fun) at THEM specifically. And for that reason, I commend this movie and its efforts.

Oh, and the acting weren't too bad either. The main lead for the most part (90%) goes for an annoying, selfish Dwight Schrute type character. But the very few subtle moments (10%) he shows a humane, compassionate side to him....is a nice touch.

I saw the film on Amazon Prime and thought it good enough to warrant a review, seeing as there were so few on here.

I liked the film a lot overall! I did have some minor issues with it- the pacing could've been a bit tighter in the middle and sometimes the camera work was a bit too shaky at parts.

Those aside, this was surprisingly well written and EXTREMELY well acted, particularly by the actor who plays Greg- the other actors were believable though. The directing wasn't bad for a bunch of first timers and the cinematography (aside from the shaking) was pretty engaging despite the mockumentary format.

Something I wanna address is whether the film is real or not: it is not. I say this cuz a lot of the comments on the trailer and on Prime Video questioned if Lazer Greg was a real character. Which I would argue is a credit to the film's realism! The shocking things Greg does are comparable to a number of the Youtube controversies of the last few years. The movie very effectively uses realistic stories to build its theme of the internet enabling toxic people.

Last thing I'll say was that the music was SWEET. I was humming the main theme to myself long after the movie was over. Anyway- not perfect, but definitely better than its getting.

Its high time someone said something about the idiocy that we see on social media.

"Unsubscribe" is a clever little film. Its takes the premise of a social media wannabe and does wryly satirical and genuinely funny, things with it.

What helps make this work is it uses relatable well acted characters of the kind you actually find on line. Lost souls and social outcasts, who try to salve their existential rage, by hanging their hopes on becoming shallow, vapid, on line celebrities.

Whats worth adding here is this film managed to achieve with a modest budget what more expensive films, simply fail to deliver on. Intelligence, wit, humour and slyly satirical social commentary without the trite lecturing.

Great stuff.

8/10.

This is a dry comedy of Youtubers "creativity process". The acting isn't horrible and the jokes are mild. But its not completely cringeworthy either. The platform I watched this on, had it listed as a horror movie. LET ME BE CLEAR, IT'S NOT! No idea why it would be listed as horror flick. Its mildly entertaining at best.

Really funny from start to finish. Some hilarious characters especially 'Lazergreg' and his parents. The star of film was funnier than Ricky Gervais in The Office UK, he played the awkward-nerdy-guy-being-followed by a documentary crew 10 times better than Gervais ever did. Stick with it, I promise you it's hilarious. Well done to everyone involved in making it, can't wait to see what else you guys and gals make next. Hope to see some more ethnically diverse actors in your next project though, cheers 👍🏼