There were moments where I thought this was real. The acting was so realistic. There were a few things that could have been modified to make the movie more flashy but I like the gritty realistic feeling. This movie was a ride. Spoiler kind of, this is a school shooting movie. Mostly the documentation before the event. But it is not "in your face" with over the top psychotic scenes with gore. It's actually tame and gets the message across without showing much gore and violence.