Catfish (2010)

So the first entry in a Movie Blog about Horror films and a homo who watches them is about a movie I can neither talk about nor would I call it a horror movie.


But it is billed as a thriller. And it's been marketed that way.

"The best film Hitchcock never made..." Maybe not so much.
"The REAL Facebook Movie"? Bingo.

I really can't tell you anything about the film. I can tell you that at some points I was very twitchy and had a hard time with what was being shown on screen. But no one gets eaten. No one jumps out at you. Everyone leaves the movie with arms and legs in tact. That's not at all what this film is about. I can also tell you that it's an unflinching look at the subject it does deal with often to the point of discomfort. It's also a movie that could not have been told before the words "Social Networking" entered the lexicon. But the emotional impact and the ripples it leaves you with are every bit as affecting as the most classic scare films. This is a trip down a rabbit hole many of us know but few of us actually enter. The most impressive thing about the film for those of us who like to buy into the "reality" horror films is that the line is so blurry there has been more discussion on this one than Blair Witch. And because of some of the information given in the film, the reality shown is simply too easy to buy into.

There are those who believe that there is some reality here. There are others who think there can't be. The fact is, the film makers and everyone involved swear it happened just as we see it. I'll be honest with you, I can't make that call. What I saw felt real, especially on the part of Nev.

Part of me hopes it is real so these demons can be put to rest. Everyone in the film really does deserve a chance to move on with their lives.

I really do wish I could say more about the film but to do so would completely destroy the story.
There's seriously no gore, no dead bodies, nothing at all like that. It's all dialog and situational.

It's not a Horror film but it is as compelling a piece of film as any I have seen this year. See it. You won't forget it.

****

Man Candy Alert

If you like fuzzy boys there is some here for you. I personally think Nev is cute and very easy to watch but the story is powerful enough that it didn't matter by about half way through. There is no nudity, but there are a couple of shirtless scenes.