Review of Friend Request (2016) by Gimly M — 01 Dec 2016

Wow, this movie was seriously nerve defying! It was a great nightmarish movie! Unjustified ending though...

This review of Friend Request (2016) was written by Gimly M on 01 Dec 2016.

Friend Request has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Rob W (461) on 27 Apr 2018

I'm shocked, I actually liked this movie. A lot of jump scares and a bit freaky. Any horror fan will like this movie…

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By Donavan P (4) on 30 Nov 2017

One of the koolies Horror Film, I really Enjoyed Totally!!!! Killer.......January 9 ,2018 is the DVD release!!! Can't hardly Wait..... Enjoy???$$$@@@…

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By Hayden H (271) on 19 Nov 2017

Just the awful copy of unfriended, which itself is a worst movie…

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By Jeremy Jahns (155) for JeremyJahns.com (155) on 23 Jan 2018

The more I talk about it, the more absurd the premise sounds. The movie is a big jump-scare fest…

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By James M (2,946) on 17 Apr 2018

Even with funny acting in parts, this is still an important movie in ways, and sort of underatted…

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for The Critical Movie Critics (78) on 07 Nov 2018

Emotionally empty and highlighted with sophomoric dialogue and lame twitches, denying this Friend Request is the next best thing to embracing…

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By Tyler Carlsen (13) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 22 Oct 2017

Despite some infrequent highlights, the negatives are glaring…

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By Cparty247365 . (18) on 28 Oct 2017

EXCELLENT, SUPERB, THRILLING AND A MUST SEE…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 27 Sep 2017

For all the good scares, there are just as many snickers, and some hammy execution suggests that Verhoeven's film is a request that should…

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By Bob P (200) on 27 Sep 2017

Good movie for when you have friends over just drinking and chatting and need something stupid to put on tv. So it has a purpose…

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