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He did a very good job as the lead male character. The lead female character was very good as well, and the rest of the cast held their own. Good plot and it kept my attention. So are drones etc. a power for good or evil? I guess it depends on who's using it. Trust me you'll enjoy it..

Fly on the Wall, the latest film by writer/director Michael R. Morris, is not a typical thriller. It unfolds more like a documentary film, but not in a cheesy "found footage" sort of way. The POV camera is courtesy primarily of a "fly" that the main characters use to spy on on of their ex-girlfriends -- creepy -- and then they witness a chilling event that they struggle to react to. Part thriller, part treatise on techno-voyeurism (with some comic relief from the actor who plays the protagonist's friend), Fly on the Wall avoids clichéd Hollywood twists as it builds to its clever conclusion.

A boy receives a fly-like camera from his deceased father. When his current girlfriend notices that the fly has been recording their sexual intercourse she decides to break-up the relationship. But he uses the fly to spy on her in order to win her back and accidentally he is witness of her abduction. Now he will try to rescue her by any means necessary. Well, that is pretty much the plot outline and until the girl is kidnapped it takes half of the movie. Then the Horror part consist of her being attached to a wall by her arm and a man screaming at her, disappointing. It does not pays off to the expectations I was having on the film. The cast performs well, the lead is handsome as handsome a man can be, his eyes capture your attention since he shows them on camera. The detective, the one they contact first, performs extremely well. And as I said the villain is not that good neither that scary. In the end is a weak attempt to reproduce another Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) without success because it just gets boring in the second half of the movie.

This is something I always wanted to see, a drone being used to spy and even do something like help somebody. But instead of adventure or excitement I expected to see I only some basic amateur acting skills. Meaning, no depth nor professional acting. But funny relationships and behaviors, all of which are creepy, and hot or sweet girl. But almost nothing really happening. More like a vlog rather than a movie. Could be perfect if given more thought to the story and better actors, rather than just the topic.

Fly on the Wall