Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)
Directed by Stephen Susco
When a 20-something finds a cache of hidden files on his new laptop, he and his friends are unwittingly thrust into the depths of the dark web. They soon discover someone has been watching their every move and will go to unimaginable lengths to protect the dark web.
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Perhaps the most discussed aspect of Unfriended: Dark Web is extratextual: its distributor, Blumhouse (or to be exact, BH Tilt, its sub-distributor) put the film out with two distinct endings (previously unbeknownst to cast and crew, reportedly): Ending A and Ending B. To my knowledge, this is the first time a major motion picture has done such a thing since Clue in 1985, which, in a meta-textual stroke, was released into cinemas by Paramount Pictures with one of three different endings attached to each print.
There is a genuine chill to a few of the deaths that is reminiscent of found footage movies like “The Poughkeepsie Tapes.”
Delving into the depths of the Dark Web, UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB is a natural fit for writer/director Susco who up until this point was best known as screenwriter for “The Grudge” franchise as well as screenwriter/producer for “The Possession.”