Friended to Death

Name: Friended to Death
Genre: Comedy
Released: May 2, 2014
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 26

2014

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: May 2, 2014 | R

Summary: After having the worst day of his life, Michael (Ryan Hansen), finds himself fired from his dream job and ditched by his best friend Joel (Zach McGowan). Wounded and vengeful, with nothing more to lose than his own inflated ego, Michael does what any social media-obsessed loner would do: he fakes his death online. Why? To find out which ofAfter having the worst day of his life, Michael (Ryan Hansen), finds himself fired from his dream job and ditched by his best friend Joel (Zach McGowan). Wounded and vengeful, with nothing more to lose than his own inflated ego, Michael does what any social media-obsessed loner would do: he fakes his death online. Why? To find out which of his so-called "friends" will show up at his funeral, of course! But what begins as a simple litmus test for friendship, combusts into a nuclear meltdown, leaving Michael to contain the fallout.… Expand

Director: Sarah Smick

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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Michael O'Sullivan

May 1, 2014

The story’s message may not be the most original one in the world — put down your device and make eye contact — but it’s fun to watch it unfold in a world that, while far from realistic, feels real enough. Read full review

Richard Roeper

May 1, 2014

This plays like a live-action cartoon where you root for nobody. Everyone seems to think that yelling their lines will make the dialogue funnier. It doesn’t. Read full review

Calum Marsh

Apr 29, 2014

You can sense the director, Sarah Smick, gearing up to make a point. It proves rather obvious: Real connections are meaningful and too much Facebook is bad. But isn't the real problem more insidious? Read full review

Gary Goldstein

May 1, 2014

Only during the movie's sweet epilogue do we get a sense of what Friended could have been had the filmmakers taken a smarter, gentler, more human approach. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

May 1, 2014

Michael (Hansen) fakes his death and announces it online, solely so he can see who shows up at his funeral. His plans only grow more dimwitted from there. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

May 1, 2014

Constant close-ups give the sense that the movie itself is violating viewers’ personal space, while an earnest moral suggests that online communication can’t substitute for face-to-face interaction: a topic Friended to Death doesn’t seem to know much about. Read full review

Jordan Hoffman

Apr 29, 2014

It’s a wafer-thin, poorly plotted, insufferable comedy about a jerky guy who’s swapped actual human interaction for Facebook likes. People like this exist, and their stories should be told, but it would be wise to scroll past this version. Read full review

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May 10, 2014

Friended to Death is nothing impressive, it is trying to deliver messages about friendship that we already know, other small comedies succeed in making you laugh, however you are going to have a hard time getting into this because the character is a jerk at best, I can really understand whyFriended to Death is nothing impressive, it is trying to deliver messages about friendship that we already know, other small comedies succeed in making you laugh, however you are going to have a hard time getting into this because the character is a jerk at best, I can really understand why everybody hates this douche. The acting is mediocre, the screenplay is filled with internet language that half of the grown ups won't understand, so what are trying to tell us through this 90 minutes of desperately unfunny dialogue, with characters that are just unnecessary, so beside trying, does it deserve any credit? Originality anyone? Filled with cliches!… Expand

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