Ingrid Goes West (15.)
Directed by Matt Spicer.
Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Wyatt Russell, Billy Magnussen and Pom Klementieff. 98 mins.
The marvel of the modern age is that, in almost every aspect, it is immune to criticism and ridicule. Its banality and absurdities are built in, and are cheerfully accepted by its users. If I were involved in the arms trade I would dream of creating something with the invulnerability of a #. The comedy drama Ingrid Goes West is a savage and twisted assault on the cold emptiness of social media and the fatuous credo of connectivity, that is easily brushed aside and fails to make any kind of dent on its target.
Ingrid (Plaza) is a stalker who decides it's time to put all those local restraining orders behind her and head to LA, to friend twitter lifestyle guru Olsen. IGW has a really strong cast who give well rounded portraits of characters who aren't the full 360. There are some decent laughs but there is a futility to it. I can't decide if that is because all the points it makes are fairly obvious, or because all the criticisms you need to make about social media are fairly obvious. Everybody on twitter already know them and have bought into them #doittoyourselfandthatswhatreallyhurts.
Directed by Matt Spicer.
Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Wyatt Russell, Billy Magnussen and Pom Klementieff. 98 mins.
The marvel of the modern age is that, in almost every aspect, it is immune to criticism and ridicule. Its banality and absurdities are built in, and are cheerfully accepted by its users. If I were involved in the arms trade I would dream of creating something with the invulnerability of a #. The comedy drama Ingrid Goes West is a savage and twisted assault on the cold emptiness of social media and the fatuous credo of connectivity, that is easily brushed aside and fails to make any kind of dent on its target.
Ingrid (Plaza) is a stalker who decides it's time to put all those local restraining orders behind her and head to LA, to friend twitter lifestyle guru Olsen. IGW has a really strong cast who give well rounded portraits of characters who aren't the full 360. There are some decent laughs but there is a futility to it. I can't decide if that is because all the points it makes are fairly obvious, or because all the criticisms you need to make about social media are fairly obvious. Everybody on twitter already know them and have bought into them #doittoyourselfandthatswhatreallyhurts.
