‘It’s Not Okay’ Review: Zoey Deutch Is Instantly Famous On Social Media For Sharp Satire And For All The Wrong Reasons

reflector not good It’s actually pretty good, a clever satire on the effects of instant social media popularity that’s more like a house made of sand waiting to be demolished. It’s definitely the right time for this millennial flavored comedy that adds to the cost of getting what you want.

Danny Sanders (Zoey Deutch) is an avid writer and humble photo editor for one of his many websites. all. Danny himself is a piece of train wreck whose biggest regret in his life is being stranded on a cruise ship when 9/11 hits and missing all the action. It’s really a job, he lives a somewhat isolated life with his pet guinea pig Weasley. She’s infatuated with her colleague Colin (a hilarious Dylan O’Brien), who gets tattoos in all the right places and is totally obsessed with her own pretty fake online presence. He thinks that if he impresses her enough, they can be together.

Innocently and using her photography skills, she posts a fake Instagram with retouched photos of her supposed trip to Paris, where she was invited to a writers conference. None of this is real, but everything explodes in his face when a tragic terrorist attack lights up the entire city. Suddenly, her parents, coworkers, and everyone who knows her are desperately trying to contact her to see if she’s safe. of the level He. He has never left the house, but now Danny is angry, so he investigates further. A more More inside. As he continues the big lie, he suddenly becomes a “survivor” and, uh, hit Go ahead, she becomes a real influencer, a new star on the website and someone they chase for interviews, and it also becomes Colin’s note.

‘Not Good’ Trailer: Zoey Deutsch Starring in Writer-Director Quinn Shephard’s Influencers Satire

Instead of retreating, he advances, even attending a survivors’ workshop, where he meets Rowan Alden (Mia Isaacs), a true survivor of the tragedy, a very excited young woman whose sister was shot dead at a school and became a commanding officer. An anti-gun activist who uses phrases like “this” No Okay,” is a line used by Danny, who later walks up to Rowan and relates to him even when she joins him at rallies. Trouble arises when a jealous and suspicious website worker and writer (Nadia Alexander) breaks into Dan’s laptop and sees everything as it really is. It turns out: a big lie. From there, things get very complicated, but writer-director Quinn Shepard’s film never strays off course, even if portraying real human tragedy as fodder for satire is troubling in the wrong hands. It never seeks cheap laughter, but Shepard’s He proves to be a keen observer of human frailties, and instant fame on the internet has its price.

Deutch delivers an impeccable performance as a lost soul who mistakenly believes he’s found his true self, but pursues him. A true find, Isaac follows his latest debut on Amazon Movies, don’t make me Another great twist. Among the rest of the cast, veteran actress Negin Farsad becomes Dan’s excellent boss, while the always welcoming Embeth Davidz becomes her mother.

Produced by Caroline Jachko and Brad Weston. Searchlight begins streaming on Hulu on Friday. Check out my video review with scenes from the movie at the link above.

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