Review of Searching (2018) by Devaughn B — 26 Aug 2018

The trailer intrigued me .

The first 5 minutes of this film draws you in and it's 10/10 for most of film only in small doses did it drop to 9/10.

It wasn't perfect but it's as close as you can get to it but gets the top score for originality .

It's so immersive , you're there , you are the father , he does what you would do . People who don't use the internet may not get this film but for those who do - you're going to love this .

This uses the big screen to condense your vision into the small screen - filmed in a form of first person POV - but you see both sides of the camera - you see what the character sees and and you see the character be it visually or in text form.

This thriller is what cinema has been waiting for - the next step is the 4th dimension but that's an idea I've been working on so it's not relevant to this review .

Like all good thrillers it's got twists and turns and although you might guess the ending as I did you are still not sure as you're constantly given plausible alternatives .

What I loved about the film was the journey as the characters develop so does the operating system , software and hardware making the story very believable - it's definitely a film for the gadget loving social media using cyber generation and its use of live chat is groundbteaking - the film just feels so real - with typos and corrections , deletes all making it so absorbing . Even trolls rear their ugly heads .

This is a must see for thriller loving tech wizards - this was the perfect film for me .

Overall 9.5/10 but that can easily be rounded up to 10/10 for originality.

Pad.A 10/10.