Death of a Vlogger

I really enjoyed this creepy little low-budget thriller. I happen to enjoy FF movies, which I am sure, made a difference for me. To me it was super creepy. Decent acting- not terrible. I don't write many reviews but for something this small and low budget, combined with the fact I enjoyed it, I felt it deserves a review.

Death of a Vlogger starts out so casually, so plain you just can't expect much from it. It seems like the most natural movie there could be about internet found footage and yet it manages to achieve quite a lot.

Perhaps the tactic was that the first half of the movie be presented as bland as possible in order to lower people's expectations and then hit them hard and take them by surprise. Because this is certainly what happened to me and what a pleasant surprise that turned out to be. It actually becomes a good mystery production, one that delivers and interestingly enough it still leaves some unanswered questions. For some.

This is a great example of how to make a solid movie with a very small budget, where everything falls right in place and it makes for this gorgeous final picture. It gives hope for both found footage and internet movie genres. Nicely done mates, looking forward for more of your future work.

Cheers!

First turn off was the title, as there are so many channels and wannabe celebrities online, who to follow becomes overwhelming. But I started watching and thought the acting was bad until I realized that if it felt amateurish, then it was well acted! As the film progresses and the host needs to project emotions across his vlog and into the actual film audience, you realize his amateur acting was, well, an act. If you are left wondering at the end, what the film was supposed to be, then the makers made a good film. Is it real world "reality" or made up? What is reality? Can you trust your eyes anymore? Fake, real, ethics, honor, honesty, entertainment, real world or internet cruelty, addiction, moral dilemmas, psychological trauma? It is all there. One of those movies that I am glad I got past the title and ambiguous synopsis.

Don't watch this movie if the following are dealbreakers:

It's a found footage/mockumentary.

It's not scary.

It's an indie meta art piece more than a fun gratuitous genre flick.

All that said, it's well made and definitely worth a watch if you're searching for a bearable found footage movie.

DON'T REVIEW FOUND FOOTAGE MOVIES IF YOU HATE ALL FOUND FOOTAGE MOVIES.

Creepy while entertaining and likable. Great job - if the people behind this make anything else, I'll definitely check it out.