Assassination Nation

Neon | Release Date: September 21, 2018

6.0	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 54 Ratings

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DufreshestSep 23, 2018

Hello Sigmund Freud (Assassination Nation Review)
Assassination Nation is a candy apple dripping out of a bucket full of Freudian theory sprinkled with the Salem Witch Trials. The film definitely feels like it is attempting to philosophizeHello Sigmund Freud (Assassination Nation Review)
Assassination Nation is a candy apple dripping out of a bucket full of Freudian theory sprinkled with the Salem Witch Trials. The film definitely feels like it is attempting to philosophize and reminisce in the cadence of Lions for Lambs, Pulp Fiction, Carrie, Requiem for a Dream, Nerve, and is sending a lot of contradictory messages that work well if the film is attempting to depict the confusion Generation Z might seemingly be drowning in as the result of prior generations in a technologically fraught age.

I'm not crazy about the cinematography and film editing. Did someone use the unlimited ammo cheat code? I feel like the film is attempting to do a lot. I rather re-watch the UK version of Skins than ever re-watch Assassination Nation (that show is good - and touches on topics in a sensible manner - and feels like an inspiration to this film).
Overall Grade: C-

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TVJerryOct 2, 2018

The town of Salem goes crazy after a hacker starts exposing people's secrets and 4 girls get the blame and the brunt of it. This is a cross between a witch-hunt mentality and the cruel violence of the "Purge" movies. The opening screamsThe town of Salem goes crazy after a hacker starts exposing people's secrets and 4 girls get the blame and the brunt of it. This is a cross between a witch-hunt mentality and the cruel violence of the "Purge" movies. The opening screams trigger warnings that promise a transgressive, terrifying experience. Most of it never develops to a level of shock and it takes almost an hour of dumb dialogue before the juicy stuff happens. There are some showy directorial touches and a few moments of suspense, but the overall effect is a jumbled, disoriented attempt to make statements about today's technological morass. One interesting note: this is the first major teen flick that features a trans actor (Hari Nef) playing a mostly-accepted trans student.… Expand

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JLuis_001Nov 15, 2018

Destroying fragile male egos, Assassination Nation manages to emerge more or less graceful from its unconventional mix of genres but in one way or another is certainly counterproductive when its message of feminine empowerment ends up beingDestroying fragile male egos, Assassination Nation manages to emerge more or less graceful from its unconventional mix of genres but in one way or another is certainly counterproductive when its message of feminine empowerment ends up being an inevitable bloody and violent male fantasy.

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RalfbergsAug 21, 2019

Weirdly enough was better than expected. Like I liked the social commentary on media and how everyone nowadays does stupid stuff without thinking about consequences but also how people sometimes get mistreated wrongfully just because ofWeirdly enough was better than expected. Like I liked the social commentary on media and how everyone nowadays does stupid stuff without thinking about consequences but also how people sometimes get mistreated wrongfully just because of something on internet. Like internet trolling becomes real life bullying… Expand

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bataguilaMay 6, 2019

Las viejas estan buenas, la historia empieza bien, luego se vuelve una mamada, y el transexual le da en la madre a todo

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Sosmooth1982Jul 3, 2023

Crazy ass movie. What people can really be driven to do when necessary is crazy. I liked this movie.

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