Not Okay

Zoey Deutch is Danni, a photo editor at an online magazine who more than anything yearns to be well known and held in high regard by the trendy youth of America. She fakes a visit to Paris but when there is terrorist attack there she pretends she survived this and subsequently gains a phenomenal following. She befriends a school shooting survivor, Rowan, who speaks eloquently in public and slowly Danni realises that her life priorities might need reassessing. However her lies start to catch up with her.

Vicious and rather enjoyable black comedy sticking it to fame in general, social media and the millions who blindly follow whatever they're shown. Deutch is excellent in the lead, often funny and ghastly at the same time, yet still managing somehow to gain our sympathy despite her naivity, selfishness and lack of moral compass.

Obviously, this movie was painful and hateable at first. The main character is awful - they tell you that before it even starts. But by the end you just might feel something. She grows, in more ways than you expect. Give it a chance.

I've stopped watching a lot of movies and shows before finishing them, so I know the temptation. This one is worth finishing.

I think they unexpectedly gave the middle finger to their own generation with this flick. It was an interesting window into teen and young adult life today just as much as Fast Times or Breakfast Club were our generations mirror on the Zeitgeist at that time.

Not sure about why there's so much hate here. I get why they make a movie like this. It teaches that likes are often lies or bought. Social media is fake. And also that real relationships are deeper when you make real bonds, and not thru social media.

It was very well directed, and the dark-comedy satirical writing hit some good notes by actress turned newb writer and director Quinn Shephard. Although the pacing was decent, the 100 min runtime could've used some tweaking to cut out at least 10 mins. Casting and performances were all great, but the standout performance goes to the lovely Zoey Deutch, who stole every scene she was in. It's a fun and funny one-time watch with some actual laugh out loud moments, and a few heart-wrenching ones, when the power of social media seriously affects peoples lives. It gets a heart and seven thumbs-up emojis from me.