Not Okay

Good movie!

Good movie!

Good movie!

This film is entertaining enough to finish mostly due to the cast and acting. Storyline: If you're in the mood for a story that caters to the current buzzing news topics and click bait, then you will most likely enjoy the storyline. If you're uninterested in seeing underlining political stances or repetitive, unsurprising and obvious character qualities - then I would suggest skipping this film. Cast: As previously mentioned, the cast is very captivating. Though Nadia Alexander has a small supporting role, I did enjoy her character. I was also impressed with Mia Isaac. I'm not familiar with her but she seems to be a very talented young actress. Overall: Quinn Shephard makes an entertaining but fleeting film. Will people watch it more than once? Highly unlikely.

They basically gave away the whole movie in the trailer and the trailer is more fun. Don't waste your time and watch it.......... Unless you want outfit ideas.

Yes, I don't have to watch every movie that comes my way. Yes, I am aware that TikTok and similar social media tools are new age media. No, I don't hate Social Media celebrities, even I find it weird that people who hate them... But this movie is so bad. How did it get such high scores? Of course, thanks to the fanbase of actors and actresses. The tonal transition between the first and second half of the movie is very bad. There are incessant CUT errors in the movie. The characters in the movie are very plastic, weird, most of these actors and actresses are active social media users. The drama in the second half doesn't even make sense because of the overlapping mistakes in the first half. Those who hate Netflix movies repent when they see Disney+ movies.

I obviously get the whole don't use a terrorist attack to gain fame thing. But was the point of the film? In the end Danni gets canceled and turns into a depressed drunk. No redemption, no moral to the story. Whatever message this film was trying to send went right over my head. 5 stars.

Not Okay is a satire that starts out as a comedy, but ends as a serious drama. The movie is a critique of modern celebrity culture and social media and in this respect the film succeeds. It's portrayal of the desire for popularity vis social media is accurate and insightful in my opinion. The friendship between Danni (Deutch) and Rowan.(Issac) is believable and moving and at it's core this film does have a genuine and heartfelt message about kindness, friendship, and the damage caused by violence in the world. Unfortunately this movie ends on a sour note for me because it basically shows the lead character being cancelled for making a silly mistake, which she ultimately owns up to, apologises for and asks for forgiveness for. But in the end even her best friend doesn't forgive her and has a closing monologue about her own hurt feelings, and how she won't forgive her friend, which I think is cruel, selfish and self-pitying. Ergo: If someone makes a bad mistake it's understandable and acceptable to cancel them and blacklist them, and not forgive them, even if they've said sorry. I think that's wrong. The problem is, it seems the intended reading of the Finale is that it's okay to cancel people and not forgive people for making mistakes, which I think is lame, and probably one of the worst aspects of our modern culture. Or perhaps the film was trying to show that not forgiving people is bad, but it doesn't do a great job of communicating that. I don't think that was the intended reading though, and if it was, it would be over most people's head in my opinion. So basically the moral is - not forgiving a person for a genuine mistake is right. Still it's a well made and moving film. I'd still recommend it, simply for how well it highlights these social issues.

I was very intrigued when I saw the premise of this movie, and couldn't wait to watch it. However, I was immediately disappointed by the poor writing and offensively stereotypical characters. The acting was abysmal without a single redeeming actor, but nothing topped how bad the writing was. Whoever wrote the screenplay obviously has never studied the art of writing, and should have taken a few classes to understand how character development and dialogue works and how people act, speak, and interact with each other in 2022. Or better yet, the writer could have just not written this script. If nothing else, I hope the writer realizes one day that in order to hold the audience's attention, you must make at least one character likable, preferably your protagonist. Heck, even the "Gang" in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are likable in their own demented way, and they're all more narcissistic and evil than the main character in this movie. Make your characters likable, and people will watch them. Make them like they are in this movie, and the movie will be turned off before the halfway mark. Because it was.

Enjoyable, good editing, refreshing story, and a lot of topics to reflect about. Starting from a numb place, the character will follow an interesting heroe's journey. And last but not least: just Mia Isaac's acting alone will be worth your time, guaranteed! Such talented young actress.