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... for Tubi that is. Felt like scrolling through my favorite streaming service, and came upon this gem. In all expectancy, I watched assuming any minute to be berated by horrible acting, middle-school theatre esque lighting, and all around dreadful plot lines. I was pleasantly surprised. The acting, especially on part of the young lead actress, was pretty good. I didn't feel as if I were watching a cheap soap opera, despite the dramatic tendencies the script leaned into.

It's a story of conspiracy and subversion with only a main cast of about five people. Generally such a small cast for a mystery film is a terrible idea as most audience members will have been able to figure out everything well before the final act. To be fair (Tubi fair) I did figure out most every twist the film through at us, but that's not to say I didn't find it surprising or uninteresting. Part of the fun was seeing how the filmmakers were going to get from point A to point B, which while that doesn't make much for an impactful or introspective film, it does make for an entertaining watching experience.

I'd recommend watching with friends.

Okay, first off it's not good. No surprise there. It's an original film for a free streaming service that still isn't that popular YET. If more movies of this caliber are made for Tubi, and of course if the there's an occasionally pretty good film made for it then we might yet live to see Tubi become the Streaming Empire we all know it deserves. Back to the film-it's not that great. It has about as much directorial skill and acting as a Hallmark Movies and Mystery original made for TV movie would have. However, the story itself is kinda interesting. The first forty minutes did have me trying to figure out the ins and outs of the plot, and frankly I didn't see all of it coming. I just saw MOST of it coming.

Overall, kinda entertaining, kinda likable, but not much else, and who really expected it to be.

Long Live Tubi.

Honestly, if your interested are piqued by the idea of this film, or you have any hope that you'll enjoy this-you probably will love this. It has exactly what one would expect of a slasher film starring teenagers being hunted by Mickey Mouse. In fact I would say this has more than you could hope for in terms of quality.

Sure, it's not a quality film in terms of cinematography or any conventional criteria, but for a cheap entertaining film with no attempt at leaving any redeeming qualities it isn't bad at all.

It's well worth a small fee to rent the film for an 80 minute flick to watch with friends and have a good time. Enjoy.