I-Lived (2015)

Josh is a bit of an ugly, loser-geek who reviews apps for his YouTube channel (honestly, who reviews things for the internet any more?).

He comes across a self-help styled app called "I-Lived" which seems to help him set and achieve a few of his goals.

He finds the girl of his dreams, his channel gets more popular, he starts looking better and he gets his dream job.

However he is also plagued with a strange sense of dread and keeps having unsettling visions which lead him to delete the app that he had previously so highly rated.

After he gets rid of it everything crumbles to dust in front of him, so he signs back up again, but this time the terms and conditions have changed and it gets serious, deadly serious.

I liked this flick somewhat. The character of Josh is quite likeable and believable and although it stands alone without having to have any "deeper meaning" it's quite obvious that it does.

Always read the terms and conditions, anyone can know everything about you from your browsing history and the lengths some people go to just to become famous on the internet.

More of a chilled Sunday afternoon "horror" but still good enough.

6/10 Masks

Initial release: June 2015
Director: Franck Khalfoun
Running time: 1h 37m
Screenplay: Franck Khalfoun
Music composed by: Greg Taieb, Mathieu Carratier