The movie is about a girl who meets guy on social media who turns her life into a nightmare.
The Good:
The message of the movie.
Rumer Willis's acting.
I give credit to the director for realistic and sensitive portrait of someone experiencing human trafficking and the aftermath.
One thing that always bothered me is how the media never talks about the dark reality of a person experiencing human trafficking.
The Bad:
The acting: It's bad except for Rumer Willis. She did good with what little screen time she had.
No chemistry between Maya and her friends.
The trailer for the movie. When I first saw the trailer I got the impression it was going to be a silly movie.
I was wrong.
A lot of continuity errors. The worst one, at the beginning of the film she with her friends and it is daylight out. She says she has to get home and leaves. When she arrives home it's dark. So how long did it take her to get back home.
I know continuity errors does not make a movie bad. However, these errors were so bad, makes me think the director did not pay attention to the details or just didn't care.
Dumb character: Ray. I wish to nominated him for a razzie as The Dumbest Movie Pimp. After Maya returned home, he came back for her. Okay fine. One would think he would quickly get her out of town. However, he takes her to a house party that was only a few blocks away. Plus her mom was following him. Didn't he notice someone was trailing them. Furthermore, didn't he think her mom would call the cops!
The last ten minutes of the film turned into an action flick.
The ugly:
Stereotypes: The movie gives the impression kids from bad homes and or non Christian homes are at risk to be human trafficked. Nope. That is wrong. Kids from good homes and Christian homes can fall prey to the catfish, scammers and people with ill intent on social media.
Majority of the men in the film are creeps.
When Maya meets Ray's new girl and hears the girls repeat Ray's lies. In Maya's head, she hears voices of other characters who tried to talk sense in her. It is very off putting and silly.
Though this film reminded of other media I have seen, such as Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order and an episode of Facts of Life when one of the main characters came close of being trafficked.
However, there is another side of human trafficking: slave labor. (sadly, slavery never went away) I have seen two movies about it, however these films are old and forgotten. (Only one film I remember the name of is Black Girl, 1966) I wish someone makes a movie about that to raise awareness of people working against their will
Also, social media is harmful to adult too. I wish someone would make a movie about that too.
The Good:
The message of the movie.
Rumer Willis's acting.
I give credit to the director for realistic and sensitive portrait of someone experiencing human trafficking and the aftermath.
One thing that always bothered me is how the media never talks about the dark reality of a person experiencing human trafficking.
The Bad:
The acting: It's bad except for Rumer Willis. She did good with what little screen time she had.
No chemistry between Maya and her friends.
The trailer for the movie. When I first saw the trailer I got the impression it was going to be a silly movie.
I was wrong.
A lot of continuity errors. The worst one, at the beginning of the film she with her friends and it is daylight out. She says she has to get home and leaves. When she arrives home it's dark. So how long did it take her to get back home.
I know continuity errors does not make a movie bad. However, these errors were so bad, makes me think the director did not pay attention to the details or just didn't care.
Dumb character: Ray. I wish to nominated him for a razzie as The Dumbest Movie Pimp. After Maya returned home, he came back for her. Okay fine. One would think he would quickly get her out of town. However, he takes her to a house party that was only a few blocks away. Plus her mom was following him. Didn't he notice someone was trailing them. Furthermore, didn't he think her mom would call the cops!
The last ten minutes of the film turned into an action flick.
The ugly:
Stereotypes: The movie gives the impression kids from bad homes and or non Christian homes are at risk to be human trafficked. Nope. That is wrong. Kids from good homes and Christian homes can fall prey to the catfish, scammers and people with ill intent on social media.
Majority of the men in the film are creeps.
When Maya meets Ray's new girl and hears the girls repeat Ray's lies. In Maya's head, she hears voices of other characters who tried to talk sense in her. It is very off putting and silly.
Though this film reminded of other media I have seen, such as Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order and an episode of Facts of Life when one of the main characters came close of being trafficked.
However, there is another side of human trafficking: slave labor. (sadly, slavery never went away) I have seen two movies about it, however these films are old and forgotten. (Only one film I remember the name of is Black Girl, 1966) I wish someone makes a movie about that to raise awareness of people working against their will
Also, social media is harmful to adult too. I wish someone would make a movie about that too.
