I initially didn't think I'd like this movie but it was actually good. Interesting plot, kept me on my toes!

Are you a watcher, or a player? That's the question at the center of the NYC-set millennial thriller 'Nerve.' The Emma Roberts-/Dave Franco-starrer is a commentary on the perils and pitfalls of our budding voyeuristic society as our lives continue to shift from the real to the virtual world.When an underground online game sprouts up among high school-aged kids that rewards those who dare to accept dares, all kinds of havoc is unleashed on the boroughs of New York. Roberts plays Vee - a graduating high school senior who is caught between a rock and a hard place, as she is looking to escape her simple Staten Island life in hopes of going to school on the west coast. The quiet, shy Vee decides to take a chance on coming out of the shadows, and after crossing paths with the mysterious Franco (Ian), her life is never the same.Sure, 'Nerve' is creative, but it tries really hard to be edgy. And maybe it is seen to be edgy to its core demographic, but it otherwise comes off as feeling "fake" and "pretentious." There are lots of scenes that feel like they were thought up on the spot, and they look like they were filmed on a smartphone. This effect is intentional, of course, but that doesn't signal that it's good. Yes, there are some daredevil-ish tasks that are attempted here, but they all feel muted. On the positive side, there are some great shots of the city scattered throughout.'Nerve' attempts to generate awareness of the growing issue of cyberbullying, but it does so in a way that feels cheap and hokey.

This movie really reminds me of early 2017 when I watched this film. I love the soundtrack so much that I must have listened to it a million times on Spotify. The idea for the film is great and I could totally see this happening in real life. I suggest you watch this movie(its on Netflix) and see what you think. I think characters could have more depth to them and plot be more intense, interesting and potentially more scary. Its slightly frustrating because this movie has a lot of potential to be really good. Never the less I love it just the same.

The music really made this movie for me, cant remember a movie recently that had as good a soundtrack for the modern age!Good acting , good idea, awesome graphic design. great music soundtrack but what happened? It all just fizzled out towards the end and went out like a damp squib. Going for the usual American happy ending such a cop-out and losing the sinister aspect too quickly made it less than it could have been! Such a shame as this film had great potential right up until the end!Its still worth a watch though; its a great comment on the current social media trends and their implications and for the great music of course, well built tension , sinister angle and interesting story.Would have got a 7/10 but the end killed it for me!