Danny the Destroyer does movie reviews and has 10 million followers. As he gleefully types up another review for a bad movie, a voice comes from his laptop saying he’s been hacked. Danny sits there like a dub, rather than trying to disconnect from the attack.
The voice accuses Danny of being a troll and says his last review caused the director to commit suicide. If one review made him kill himself, then he has bigger issues to tackle. Even if you’re a genius, you’re going to get bad reviews. Also these days anyone can make a movie and realistically much of what is released is bad.
The voice tells Danny he must spend 24 hours in an abandoned building where it’s rumored there is one million in treasure. If he refuses, then the mystery voice will reveal his secrets. He must put his phone in a bag, use the equipment they provide, and explore the house. People will be watching as he goes through the building.
Oddly enough, at times Danny chooses to lay down and take a nap. I’m not sure why he would do this since there are some odd things that happen, and he knows the people who blackmailed him hate him. He’s not safe, yet he’s careless about his safety.
At times the movie cuts to other people in the house looking for the treasure. However it’s never clear who they are or if they are there at the same time as Danny. The only people he sees are a maid and butler. But you don’t know he’s a butler since he’s wearing a top hat. The maid devours a chicken while Danny just sort of goes, huh? We don’t need to see anyone using their teeth to tear through a chicken. And eventually our movie reaches an unsatisfying ending where Danny is asked to choose between two vials of liquid, one of which will allow him to live.
So based on the premise, we can assume the screenwriter is mad because his films aren’t getting good reviews. However I’m not sure how calling reviewers trolls will help his cause. Also what if the reviews are justified and his movies are bad? Just because you made a movie doesn’t mean it’s good. And just because your movies suck doesn’t mean you have to stop making them.
This writer works with Louise Warren (who played the maid) and Jeffery Scott, who are both prolific movie makers. Are their movies good? Nope. Do I watch them? Yep. Even though they’re awful and I often question why I would watch another one of them, I am fascinated by their prolific output of ultra low budget movies. Somewhere I saw a comment that this movie had a three day shoot and a zero budget. I can believe it. But they seem to have a good licensing agreement because their movies can be found on various streaming services. If their budget is zero or only a few hundred dollars, they must be making money.
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| Aw man, are we supposed to root for this sad sack? |
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| Butlers don’t wear top hats |
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| It looks like he’s being tortured, but he just fell asleep |
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| The clock counting down his time left in the house |
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| The best comment about the film |
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