Imagine a social network stalker, only 10 times worse in modern days. That's Ingrid. Plaza's performance on this one is another proof of her dark acting skills. The movie often goes into really dark places, which works excellent on the plot- yet the ending changes the atmosphere for worse.
Can't think of a better actress to play a stalker than Aubrey Plaza and she does a great job. O'Shea Jackson Jr. is fantastic. I really liked the message I thought they were trying to say about today's society. People post fake shit on the internet to try and get people to like them but no one really cares.
comedy..? what a fucking sad movie. both aubrey and elizabeth are amazing in this. not very sure about the ending but it doesnt take away that its a very good film. worth it.
1 / 2 directing & technical aspect
1 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
1 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
1 / 1 writing
0 / 1 originality
0 / 1 stays with you
+1 / 1 misc (each act gets better and shifts in tone)
-.5/ 1 misc (the very end that you can see coming a mile away, and that you hope goes a different direction since it would pretty much ruin the whole point of the movie)
7.5 out of 10
First off; I needed to watch this movie because of Aubrey Plaza even before I knew what the movie was about. I'm extremely biased because I would literally watch an entire movie with just her doing absolutely nothing. I just love her.
On to the movie. I really enjoyed it. Right of the bat it shows us a very unstable Ingrid who clearly has issues to work through yet I feel for her and that feeling only grows. Does that say something about me? The world we live in? Because this movie shows the brutal reality of how social media can be insanely toxic.
Ingrid becomes sort of this anti-hero due to her backstory (losing her mother or as she puts it 'her best friend' clearly caused deep trauma that sheds light on her actions), the characters she's surrounded herself with (especially Taylor whose toxic behavior only feed trauma that Ingrid is dealing with) and the way she seems to find genuine happiness and acceptance with Dan, struggling to balance that reality with the one she desperately wants with Taylor.
The ending made me wonder if this turn of events is an actual positive thing for Ingrid. Initially I was happy that she survived and I already guessed things would be 'better' for her after her suicide attempt but then when her phone is handed back to her and she starts scrolling through the messages of love from her new 'fans' I thought that this is probably not better. The minute she wakes she asks for her phone, it's become the source of her troubles, a way to escape after her mother passed. Maybe it would be healthier for her if she had a break from her phone. Now she has all this influence, power if you will and it might create an even more toxic environment for her.
What kinda ending was that? It felt like they were trying to send a message about social media but the ending completely contradicts what the whole point of the movie seemed to be. Other than that it was a solid movie.
Plaza is great in this pathetic and tragic role. The rest of the cast shine too in their quirky yet human characters. The story is funny, but quite scarily real, and it shows that we should be putting focus more on these suicidal media's and the effect they can have.
This film is not what it seems. It's one thing to look at mental health through the lens of stalking social media influencers, but this film goes beyond that into an area that doesn't deserve to be explored in a film of this type. Ingrid is a woman, likely with some type of undiagnosed attachment disorder, who stalks social media influencers by ingratiating herself into their lives. She attempts to make herself appear as if her life is fuller than it actually is, and she does so through duplicitous methods. For instance, [spoiler]she tells her newfound friends that she has a boyfriend, and she sleeps with her landlord in order to get him to pose as such for her.[/spoiler] It could be argued that this action fits with the narrative of the film by being symptomatic of her disorder. Fair enough.
However, she does other things that have nothing to do w/ her disorder that make her an awful human being. In one instance, [spoiler]she borrowed the truck of her landlord, and violated the agreement she had to return it, b/c she was having fun w/ a new friend. Later, she wrecked the truck, and when she finally brought it back, she had cost her landlord his ability to meet a responsibility, and she offered no accountability. She tried to pretend that it wasn't a big deal and not something she should be bothered w/. Later in the film, it's indicated that the damage was $8000, and again, she attempted to play it off. She later outrights steals the truck, which, again, could be seen as something related to her disorder.[spoiler/]
Those who engage in this type of behavior are dangerous. I felt that they focused so much on the mental health-related aspects of her behavior, they overlooked what a terrible human being they actually made her aside from that.
Difficult to watch at times as we follow Ingrid on her path of obsession. Got a bit boring in the middle and don't think the message it finished on is a good one at all.
The last thing we need is to tell unstable young people that suicide attempts can give them the attention they crave.
This film really resonated with me in a way that a film never has.
Being a part of the millennial-social media obsessed generation, many outside of that generation don’t experience the addiction to social media that is abundant within many who use Instagram, Twitter or any other service. There is a sequence at the start of the film in which Ingrid (played brilliantly by Audrey Plaza) likes every single Instagram post until she reaches Elizabeth Olsen’s Taylor Sloane’s post. I personally have done this and I know of many other people that like every single post that they see. I’m glad the addiction to social media and the horribleness of it all is fully presented on the big screen.
I was the only person in my screen on a midday Saturday which is upsetting because I really hope this film gets more traction - it’s an important story that needs to be told. I’m glad that a great narrative hooked me along the way with some great characters by all actors involved and the ending is quite possibly one of my favourite endings of the year, suggesting the nature of social media in our society
Aubrey Plaza wase born to play a role like this.
Really solid film but the very ending disappointed massively for me. Kind of contradicts everything that came before it.
Kind of a pointless plot/movie, but pretty entertaining nonetheless.
Awkward girl puts herself in awkward situations and has a ridiculous ending. This film is like a slow bullet to the brain.
the only role that she can play is a weirdo / crazy. another attempt on her line of work and it will fail.
I never get jumped scared with horror movies. Suspense movies don't get to me. But this right here, not being none of the genres I mentioned, that was scary! Plus, I cringed for a good portion of it. I just gave 1 star but it begets more, but seriously, the message of the movie really calls for a 1 star. I just hope crazy b...s won't get a masterclass play-by-play out of this movie. Ffffffff!
I feel the exact same as everyone else here. Good movie, darker than you expect, it went from being a ditsy sort of comedy to a really sad character study but like everyone else I agree the ending totally stinks. It's realistic, it's what you expected honestly, but it would've been 10 times better if in the midst of seeing the comments that instead of smiling all big she just threw her phone away.
Good acting and casting. But what was the point of this movie?
7 - Good
The idea is definitely good, but sometimes the execution could be done better. Good performance by Aubrey Plaza, you really get the weird loner vibes from her. It makes think about the culture we're making.
I watched this movie just because of Elizabeth Olsen and it turned out to be OK. Not very good but worth your time
I think this is an underrated film..The hole idea was pretty great and this was a cinematic slap for our genre..I found it realistic and Olsen's and Plaza's perfomances were superb..7.2/10 i believe it's worth a watch and in the end i found it almost great.
Some people are calling this movie 'the dark side of social media' - #darkside - but really, it's just a fairly accurate depiction of social media - #socialmediasucksass
You see, there are millions of people obsessing over their smartphones right now, Instagramming this and that; following him and following her; justifying their very existence through statuses, tweets, likes and photos. Social media has suckered us in and it's just making us miserable! Well, not all of us- I pulled myself away from social media several years ago because of the inanity of it all - hence my mini rant - but the film justifies my opinion somewhat - social media has become something false and dangerous.
Of course, how relatable this is to you depends on what you're doing now. If your reading this on the other end of a selfie stick and wondering which social channels Aubrey Plaza can be reached on, then you probably think I am being too way over the top.
Personally, the best thing you can do, the best thing any of us can do, is to #DeleteProfile; #StopLikingThingsThatDon'tMatter, and #LaughOutLoudWithAFriendWhoGenuinelyLikesYou.
That's what I think anyway, whether you agree or think I'm one tweet away from the cuckoo's nest!
This movie was a serious reality check for me and my friend. You never really realize how many people can see the stuff you put online.
I enjoyed Ingrid Goes West. The acting was great and the storyline was very interesting. The ending was kind of disappointing. There was so much more I wanted to know and they didn't really talk about the fact that what happened between Taylor and Ingrid is actually not okay (in my oppinion)
It's an okay movie, you won't miss out if you don't watch it, but it is an interesting storyline/topic.
Hmm i think there is something wrong with me. So many movies with horror tag looks like comedy to me, while this I would call hard movie and even a horror.
Shout by Phil DevereuxBlockedParent2017-06-14T13:52:25Z
Surprisingly dark at its core but a very fun ride. Aubrey Plaza has been picking some pretty interesting projects lately.