There are lots of negative reviews here, and I understand them, but I think they're being much harder than they should be. This isn't trying to be some sort of psychological horror or anything like that.
This is a low-budget movie. It's not fancy at all. It uses mostly one location, plus a few extra shots. (I'm pretty sure that the TV show set early on is the same location as most of the movie.) Effects work is all non-cgi. Buckets of gore are cheap.
The story itself is pretty simple. A fan of a youtube shock channel decides to hold his idols captive and force them to play a lethal game of Truth or Dare. Obviously, the dares are pretty gory.
The writing isn't noteworthy, but it does things well. First, with a series of truths, our captives reveal generally bad things about themselves (with two exceptions, very obvious ones). This makes it a bit more acceptable when bad things happen to them. The script ramps things up appropriately, tension building at a reasonable rate.
To its credit, the movie does have a message. Not a complex one, and not one with real depth or nuance to it, but it's more than just a pile of gore.
Ultimately, this is the way that low-budget horror should be done. It works within constraints and budget, focuses on delivering what it needs to, and avoids reaching beyond limits.
This is a low-budget movie. It's not fancy at all. It uses mostly one location, plus a few extra shots. (I'm pretty sure that the TV show set early on is the same location as most of the movie.) Effects work is all non-cgi. Buckets of gore are cheap.
The story itself is pretty simple. A fan of a youtube shock channel decides to hold his idols captive and force them to play a lethal game of Truth or Dare. Obviously, the dares are pretty gory.
The writing isn't noteworthy, but it does things well. First, with a series of truths, our captives reveal generally bad things about themselves (with two exceptions, very obvious ones). This makes it a bit more acceptable when bad things happen to them. The script ramps things up appropriately, tension building at a reasonable rate.
To its credit, the movie does have a message. Not a complex one, and not one with real depth or nuance to it, but it's more than just a pile of gore.
Ultimately, this is the way that low-budget horror should be done. It works within constraints and budget, focuses on delivering what it needs to, and avoids reaching beyond limits.