Y2K

It's time to party like it's 1999! Even though I was only 7 years old back then, I have heard of the "Y2K" controversy that floated around. It's been ingrained into pop culture, at least for us millennials. The newly released movie called Y2K shows us what would've happened if '90s technology actually came to life and starts killing people. The story is about loner teenager Eli (Jaeden Martell) who is pining after Laura (Rachel Zegler), the popular girl. With his best friend and "charisma incarnate", Danny (Julian Dennison), they crash the New Years Eve Y2K party, and sh** gets wild. So the movie begins like SUPERBAD, and slowly becomes a SHAUN OF THE DEAD situation. I enjoyed quite a bit of this movie, but it does make some mistakes. Let's just say the best characters needed more screen time. While watching this movie, absolutely do not try to think logically about what you are seeing, you'll be at risk of a headache. There are moments that felt like a mediocre SNL skit that got stretched too thin, but I appreciate how Kyle Mooney stuck to his guns and to his unique style of comedy, especially as his directorial debut. He also cowrote. There are a lot of '90s references I didn't get, especially the main cameo from a certain band. I enjoyed some of the characters, some of the humour, and some of the practical effects. Overall, I'd recommend streaming this at home for some B-movie fun. The B is for baked (don't do drugs).