'Friend Request' is such an oddity. Releasing a full year and a half after various preview screenings and delays it makes little sense to me to release a film like this in theaters when it belongs in the bottom of a $5 bin at your local Wal-Mart. First off and what should be the most obvious flaw is that making Facebook an evil entity that preys on someone for revenge is not only an extremely dried up concept, but it's also an incredibly stupid one. Did we not learn from 'Unfriended'? That film had a major studio behind it and it still flopped so what chance did this unknown overseas company possibly think it had? However, I will say that even tired horror tropes and concepts can be used for at least mild entertainment, but 'Friend Request' even fails at this. The film has so little to it even when you consider the numerous other 'Ring' and 'Grudge' rip offs and sequels out there. It takes and takes without giving anything to the audience besides heartburn and a migraine.
I think I've hit a record here with 'Friend Request' being my shortest review to date, and if you've unfortunately seen it you can figure why. It's 'Drag Me To Hell', 'The Ring', 'The Conjuring', 'The Grudge' and a million other fucking things and done so poorly and with such ineptitude that I think 'The Bye Bye Man' has finally been topped. This is by far the worst horror film of the year and that's something I hope you take to heart before you think of going.
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