Nerve had me hooked from the opening credits. Sebastien Guy has crafted a movie that is achingly beautiful in it's gritty, edgy form. Cinematically, it is a feast for the eyes with camera moves that give us hints along the way. The story is a plausible premise and the characters are well drawn with character arcs that are distinguishable. Sebastien is a master story teller. The music was especially flawless, the attention to detail that drove the entire piece emotionally. Sebastien Guy has created a cinematic wonder, this movie will stay with you. Let's hope this is the first of a long line of films by Sebastien Guy!

Saw this film at Sydney Film Festival. Raw and real. Loved the gritty side of Sydney it showed. Grace was a standout. Jacob's relationship with her was very convincing. Always love Denise Roberts.Incredible that it was shot in two weeks on a very small budget. Goes to show that a good story and good directing can prevail over budget restrictions and produce an excellent film. Definitely seems to be a shortage of films in this genre being made in Australia.Good action scene at the conclusion!

A man Jakob Evans played by Christian Clark is determined to find closure after he discovers his wife, who is tragically killed in a car accident had been having an affair. First time feature director, Sebastien Guy cleverly guides the audience through Jakob's tangled journey as he becomes more and more obsessed about his former wife's mystery lover and embarks on a mission to discover this man's identity and track him down. Unable to live surrounded by reminders of his wife in the home they shared, Jakob rents a room in a seedy share house with a disturbed junkie-ish girl Grace (Georgina Haig) whom he befriends and enlists to help him. The pieces of the puzzle come together bit by bit throughout the film, resulting in a fascinating twist at the end. It can be likened to Christopher Nolan's Momento both in mood and narrative, and like Momento, there are a lot of questions and answers which aren't served on a platter which only adds to the intrigue.

I have had the pleasure to watch Nerve during the Sydney Film Festival and all I could think of was 'Whaoooo'. I was glad to see one of my favorite style executed in a movie shot in my own city. The style which allow you as an audience to think, and see where it will take you. Nothing is given away in too many obvious way, but everyone with a sense of details will get to the end of the film and think 'yeah, that's it, I understand now!' Allowing us to think as an audience, but also as people, relating with our own life, our own doubts, and our own mistakes. Relating to the character in such a deep way that we understand them, or just accept them without judging. The directing and acting performances has been extremely well executed. I loved the way it has been filmed. It helped me to be part of this space, which somehow created that tension that I am looking forward when watching a movie like this. The sound has been admirably polished to a point where you could easily just close your eyes and let it go. Highly recommend.