One night while Skyping, six high school friends receive a message from Laura Barns– a classmate who killed herself a year ago. The kids think it’s a prank at first, but when Barns reveals some of the group’s darkest secrets and messes with the computer’s programming, they realize that they may be dealing with something more serious.

The movie is told through the MacBook of the main protagonist, Blaire Lilly. The unique format Director Levan Gabriadze created truly captured the feeling of being on your computer even when you’re watching it on the big screen. The film does get a lot of suspense out of the concept of watching the movie through a laptop screen mainly because of the extremes taken that made this movie so scary.

Personally, I watched it on a computer screen and it was even better; but for others, limiting the view to a laptop screen may get annoying.

No matter in what manner you see the movie, Gabriadze and the actors manage to get some clever scares out of the format which gave a freakish feeling to the film. The notification sound effects and computer gimmicks like Skype glitching out made the movie seem realistic.

As for the ending, it was a real let down after such a suspenseful climax. However, I don’t know how else the movie could’ve ended; maybe if the computer powered down and you see the reflection of our doomed protagonist, it would  have been a lot more scary and creative. Regardless of the let down, the ending didn’t quite completely ruin or improve the movie.

Overall, I got a good scare out of Unfriended– so I recommend at least seeing it once.