Horror junkie Joe Foster gets to live out his ultimate scary movie fantasy courtesy of Fear Inc., a company that specializes in giving you the fright of your life. But as lines blur between what is and is not part of the game, Joe's dream come true begins to look more like a nightmare.
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Why so much hype?
Simply A Masterpiece
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
As others have (rightly) said, the main character is way too annoying to invoke any audience-sympathy. The two friends are equally annoying and the acting is awful generally. In the case of the friends, the actors may have been trying to behave like non-actors trying to act out the Fear Inc thing but it's still very annoying to watch. Horror aside, it sends the wrong message to people: you can act like a complete fool (the guy is a total slacker who thinks it's cool to throw water-bombs into the street that cause damage to vehicles), drink and party all the time even after you have left college and life will always deal you a good hand ...WRONG.
I thought this was quite entertaining. It definitely had me guessing all the way. I think the cast was quite good and that the writing was good as well. The nod to all the classics and even more modern day films was definitely refreshing and any horror fanatic or fan could definitely appreciate it. All in all I thought it was an entertaining ride all the way through.
I'll be honest, I suspected about the plot twist in the movie since I read the synopsis, sounded a lot like a horror version of David Fincher's The Game (1997), and I was right but this one has a smaller budget.In Fear, Inc. we follow a group of young adults, the main character is one of the most annoying guys I've seen on a horror film, it's so easy to hate him. He contacts a company that creates scary moments and then who saw The Game know what's going on. I have mixed feelings about it! The acting is poor, the cast look a bit amateur, however I've seen worse on another movies. The horror sequences are okay and the plot is amazing for the viewers who haven't watched the David Fincher's movie, but predictable for who has seen it. I loved the metalanguage and the numerous references to another films, sounded a bit like Scream (1996).Fear, Inc. is watchable, can be fresh and a funny surprise for some people and just okay for another, unfortunately the writers ruined the ending.Rate: 5/10
If this was a real company, I would probably hire them. That might mean I'm a little crazy once you see this movie. But I couldn't stop thinking about it. Haunted houses and stuff are so popular now. I've been going to one called Nightmare Hallow Scream Park in MN since I was a kid. And now there are a bunch that are so cool. This movie is basically about a guy who finds a company that tells him they do scares way bigger than haunted houses. And they do. They basically make him relive horror movies. I bet people will see this movie and create a company like this that you can hire at Halloween to come to your house. I would do that!Anyway, this movie stars the guy from raising hope and there are a lot of other actors I knew (the catcher in the sandlot works for the company). This is a really fun movie and has a lot of twists.