Media Studies (2017) User Reviews

I want to rate it a 7 for effort...

[NeverBeTheOneToBlindlyFollow · 5/10 · 14 June 2018]

But I can't... It's a watchable movie and the last 30 some minutes were great. But in all it's slow and uneventful. The cast did a good job for the most part. Acting was believable. But it's a boring movie unforchinitly.

I was looking threw out the movie for someone hiding in the background or some sort of hidden horror and it happened once in an hour and 11 minutes... If the movie was 45 minutes it would have been a winner! But there isn't anything to be enjoyed here until the climax.

This is a great barkground noise movie. You know the type. You only turn your head and watch when the music tells you something is happening. As you play on your phone. It's perfect for that.

Terrible Title

[Spike_the_Cactus · 6/10 · 1 March 2020]

OK film. Media Studies is a poor choice of title as any online search will just bring up lots of stuff about actual media studies courses.

The film tries to be an amateur detective story, following a girl's disappearance through a handful of interviews. This section plods along without any real character development or hints of anything sinister.

The last 25 minutes or so do up the tension considerably (despite several opportunities to call the cops), with a fairly grim twist. The very last shot makes sense if you paid attention earlier, which is admittedly difficult.