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Mean Spirited
USA 2022
produced by Joe Adams, Owen Williams, Shaked Berenson (executive) for First-Names Films
directed by Jeff Ryan
starring Will Madden, Jeff Ryan, Daniel Rashid, Michelle Veintimilla, Maria DeCotis, Will Martin, Neville Archambault, Matt Perusse, Charlie Pollock, Simon Val, Dylan Hall, Owen Williams, Julia Hirsch, Joe Adams, Rebecca Minasian
written by Jeff Ryan, Joe Adams, music by Matt Russell
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Andy (Will Madden) is an at best moderately successful YouTuber - which
is why he's super-jealous that a friend of his, Bryce (Jeff Ryan), has
made it to the top as a vlogger. And that's why he's packing his entourage
(Daniel Rashid, Michelle Veintimilla, Maria DeCotis, Will Martin) to pay
good Bryce a visit in his mansion, with the express intention of course of
"exposing" him. And to his credit, Andy does get some pretty
damning footage on Bryce. What he doesn't know though is that by visiting
Bryce, he and his friends have stumbled right into the clutches of a
Satanic cult, and one by one they're turned to the dark side ...
Now I've never made it a secret, I'm not a big fan of found
footage films - so it's rather refreshing that Mean Spirited takes
a very loose approach to that approach and doesn't let it stand in the way
of proper storytelling - and actually this film has much to offer, it
successfully blends horror thriller with comedy, gets its chills but also
its laughs from all the right places, and drives its story forward rather
nicely. And a very likeable cast sure keeps things grounded, certainly
helping in making this a pretty good genre piece.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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