If you are the kind of person who are always posting on Instagram, then this is the movie for you. If you are the kind of person who are always looking at other people's posts on Instagram, then this is the movie for you. If you are the kind of person who are tired of people who are always on Instagram, then this is the movie for you. If you are the kind of person who preach to people that Instagram is bad for them, then this is the movie for you. I'm surprised that this movie isn't just called "Instagram: the movie." Actually, maybe I should have wrote that as... "I'm #surprised that this movie isn't just called #InstagramTheMovie. #truth
Part social commentary, part black comedy, part psychological character study, this movie goes from being a story that you want to laugh at, to a story that you want to laugh with, to a story that you really shouldn't be laughing at. Let's just say that I wouldn't be surprised if somebody was to call this a horror movie. It gets kinda dark, despite many moments of levity and stupidity. The premise of somebody who becomes obsessed with somebody she follows on Instagram, isn't necessarily the description of a light hearted comedy. Either way, it's quite the fascinating story, told through a rabbit hole of madness and sadness.
At the forefront of this mentally unstable tale, is Aubrey Plaza as Ingrid Thorburn. This is a tour de force performance by her, and despite the craziness that is her character Ingrid, Plaza is able to give us some reasons to sympathize with her. She makes you want to root for her, even though you probably shouldn't. Elizabeth Olsen as Taylor Sloane is the object of Ingrid's obsession, and is perfect as the other perspective on the Instagram angle of the story. With these two leads, it's easy to say that the whole point of the movie is just to see what Ingrid does in reaction to what Taylor says and do. From spur of the moment trips to Joshua Tree, lying about who they are, to trying to be a VIP at a party, it's almost like watching a train wreck.
"Ingrid Goes West" is definitely not for everybody, because like I previously said, it gets kinda dark. Uncomfortably dark. However, the story definitely has some merit to see it. From Aubrey Plaza's great work here, as well as it being a cautionary tale on what you shouldn't do with your life.
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