When a twenty-something retail clerk encounters a rising pop star, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
What We Thought:
I understand what Lurker is trying to say about today’s world, but the film didn’t really work for me. I don’t know if it was the actors or the pacing, but the movie had a hard time holding my attention.
It’s about a clothing store clerk who befriends a musician because the musician thinks he’s authentic. The clerk doesn’t know who he is at first, but goes to a show and ends up traveling with him and his crew. He starts making a documentary about him and things start to go sideways. When a co-worker becomes part of the crew he gets jealous and soon records a video he uses to blackmail the singer. It spirals more and the ending isn’t how it should have wrapped up either.
I get that it’s taking a look at celebrities, wanting to be part of that life, wanting to fit in, obsession and all that, but the acting isn’t great. The characters are all one-dimensional and the entire movie feels too “relevant” or “important” than entertaining.
Lurker has gotten a lot of praise and I honestly don’t know why. I struggled to get through it just waiting to see how it all blows up. Maybe the characters are too young for me or I just don’t care enough about their world, but I didn’t enjoy this at all.
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