Spree

An equal parts terrifying, thrilling, and satirical look at how social media can warp the mind.

Every frame of the film is bursting with sensory overload information, from the shaky, hand-held camera angles to the constant scrolling of viewer messages to the occasional use of split screens.

I have to say I went along with it, more amused by the craft and bursts of wit and gripped by a bit of tension, here and there, than appalled by the inhumanity. It taps into our shared phobia about ridesharing and “over-sharing,” not that EVERYbody is alarmed by these phenomena.

To the extent that it works, much credit goes to Keery, for finding the real human need inside this twentysomething cipher.

A forced, over-ripe satire on the hunger for social media, bolstered by an engaging performance by Joe Keery. But if you really want to feel the real-life impact of the ’Gram on a young psyche, stick with Eighth Grade.

If you are in need of more reminders of the most extreme of the potential evils of internet interaction than you get every time you fire up an app, by all means, smash the like button on “Spree.” For the rest of us, the best advice might be to mute, block, vote down, unfollow or simply log off and go look at a tree.

Coarsely merging social-media critique and slasher comedy, this shallow take on the evils of internet addiction is as unoriginal as it is unfunny.

honestly?? i love this movie so much, the style that it was edited and shot in was really great, and they were able to mix comedy in with the genre of the movie really well without making it campy. Joe is absolutely amazing, but I think that Sasheer's performance stole every scene she was in, she's great. I loved how they eventually tie up the entire movie.

This is very much an MTV type 'found footage'-esque film, which would mainly appeal to a teenage audience, I'd imagine. Its pretty high octane, once it gets going and it doesn't take long to get going, all things considered. It's very much 'in your face' style - fair enough. I found it distracting trying to read some of the live stream comments that appear in the bottom left hand corner constantly - it uses the split screen feature a lot too, with multiple camera views showing different angles (of the same place usually). While there is undoubtedly violence, some bloody violence, depicted, there isn't much in the way of especially gory or explicit detail shown (thankfully). I suppose its more about a moral story than it is about showing every inch of everything that happens - its obvious enough what becomes of certain people, we don't really need to see everything in complete detail, I reckon. The themes interest me but it does have a bit of a trashy, throw away feel to it, which will alienate many people I imagine. There's no doubt there have already been people in real life who have ended up committing dangerous acts partly to get some form of online notoriety, so it should perhaps make for some sobering thoughts but this film felt a bit too immature and doesn't really question or answer things fully in the way that perhaps me, as an adult in her 30s, would ideally like. So yeah, maybe I am a bit too old for this kind of film but what can I say? I remember (just about!) life before the internet was available to all, life as a kid prior to social media. I've got numerous social media accounts and I dont have the biggest number of followers ever I suppose but im glad to say I've never felt the drive to pursue my supposed owed '5 minutes of fame', though I can understand some people do crave it. This is nearly a good film but not quite, in my opinion. It poses more questions than it answers but it'd be a good starting point for discussing the points it covers.

Hollow. Absolutely hollow Spree is a simple and mediocre mention of how in social media we're the directors of the life we choose to present to a fake world. This is about the life of a dangerous and damaged person but still is meaningless. It's neither satire nor criticism. It's just a reflection, so there's no surprise nor shock, because it exists. You can find the worst **** online and those are actually real. This could've been a short film and I think it would've created a better impression that way, because after about 25 minutes it's quite evident that its narrative resource wasn't enough to sustain a complete film.

This is a movie about black empowerment. The protagonist is a black woman. If that's what you're into, you'll love it. If you were expecting a movie about a white social media killer, you're going to be disappointed. This is a clear bait and switch.

Abysmal movie. The mediocre acting was the only highlight of this entire garbage pile of a movie, if that. It was all over the place, extremely repetitive, unfunny, and had no redeeming features whatsoever. None of the characters were likeable at all. From start to finish, it felt like this was no consequence. Whatever commentary was intended with this "film" was completely lost in all the nonsense, unrealistic actions and empty dialogue in it. This movie is as vapid as social media itself. Don't waste your time.