There are a lot of issues with "Every Single Someone". It's often unclear why the characters are filming and it doesn't make very much sense that the documentarians have access to the hitman. There are also scenes that feel very low-budget, although because it's Found Footage this doesn't feel as distracting as it could have.
But despite all that the title is a disturbing ride through a complicated issue of male privilege. This is more of a crime movie than a horror film, but it does have it's moments that can definitely be described as horrifying. The main actors are all surprisingly good and there is something eerily plausible about frat boys hiring a hitman on the internet. Especially in a time of so many cases of sexual assault on college campuses and at frat parties.
If young men justifying assault with "she was asking for it" is a horrifying real world example of privilege gone awry, then those same young men justifying murder with "she deserved it" is the next step, and this movie takes advantage of that idea to deliver a chilling if inconsistent experience.
But despite all that the title is a disturbing ride through a complicated issue of male privilege. This is more of a crime movie than a horror film, but it does have it's moments that can definitely be described as horrifying. The main actors are all surprisingly good and there is something eerily plausible about frat boys hiring a hitman on the internet. Especially in a time of so many cases of sexual assault on college campuses and at frat parties.
If young men justifying assault with "she was asking for it" is a horrifying real world example of privilege gone awry, then those same young men justifying murder with "she deserved it" is the next step, and this movie takes advantage of that idea to deliver a chilling if inconsistent experience.
