All My Friends Hate Me

I'm really not sure how I feel about this movie. The film's message is pretty easy to pick up on not too far in, but the execution of everything, all the way to the end is just... perplexing, honestly. It's really the last 15 or so minutes that fumble the film, as things get flipped around in what feels like an attempt to subvert expectations. However, based upon everything presented in the movie this twist makes no sense whatsoever.

This movie is like a horror movie except there is no masked killer, evil spirit or unstoppable monster. The horror comes from the social interactions. In this movie this character navigates through multiple social interactions with some unlikeable characters, that never work out in his favour, which some may find relateable. I understand this movie will not be for everyone but it is not deserving of the 1 stars.

This is a dark comedy. One of the best dark comedies i have watched the last years. Other reviewers mentioned some flaws and they are right, there are some things here that don't make much sense. However, i didn't care for these details because i found this movie very enjoyable.

For sure, this is not a very realistic movie, but it's a dark comedy, this is the "nature" of dark comedies, everything is a bit exaggerated.

I liked the actors and the twists, i felt the tension, i laughed. The ending was maybe strange and polarizing, but i liked it too. I had a lot of fun watching this. Some of you will not. Remember this has nothing to do with horror, and it's even more farcical than thriller.

While movie is somewhat entertaining, at the same time, it seems missing some depth or exposition.

It is supposed to portray the feeling of paranoia and awkward unrest and overthinking of the anxious person, however, from what is shown to us, the friends of the main character are actually being really mean to him and his paranoia in this care is actually justified. Now it might be the case that we're dealing with an unreliable narrator and what we're seeing is main characters over-exaggerated point of view, however, the movie doesn't really give much indication of such thing, which while makes the main character more relatable, because anyone would be paranoid in his shoes, one the other hand, makes the movie fundamentally fail as a psychological piece about paranoia and anxiety.

I think if you've experienced social anxiety (which does not mean simply getting nervous in groups, it means debilitating and disabling fear of being embarrassed/humiliated and doing the wrong thing) you'll get the spirit behind this.

Social anxiety as a disorder is something that, at its core, twists your perceptions until you can't tell what's real or not. Everyone's watching you. Everyone's laughing at you. Everything you do is stupid. Everyone is talking behind your back about how stupid you are. You can no longer trust anyone else - or yourself.

You even gaslight yourself. It's a sort of unintended self-abuse really. I think this movie took all that and escalated it into a darkly comedic psychological thriller. The film didn't work for me, hence my so-so rating, but I love the concept. Mental illness IS a horror movie. This film can put you in the shoes of someone with mental illness, and for that alone it's worth a watch.