King Kelly (2012)
Kelly strips – her best friend Jordan captures the event on her mobile phone. Kelly’s name is well known among the visitors of (in)appropriate online portals. The two teenagers digitally record anything and everything that crosses their paths and upload the results to the internet. But, today is not their day: Kelly’s ex-boyfriend has taken her car containing a package she was not to lose under any circumstances. While searching for it, the two set off on a peculiar journey through a night peppered with drugs, sex, corrupt police officers and other catastrophes – and always with their trusty mobiles in hand.
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I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Almost the whole movie is filmed with an hand-held camera witch make it even more dramatic, but this do not save the poor story and the plot. In one part we see the life of an American family and in the other the routine of a rebel teen devoid of reality. For me this can hardly can be named a film because there no essential content in it, just some girls having fun one night and that's the whole deal. Of course sex, drugs, booze and nudity can be missed to see.Normally when I write a review I talk about the story but for this one there is not much to say because there isn't one.If there is film who asks to be avoided then this is the one. I didn't give it the lowest vote because I've seen other films much more worse and boring then this one. It's dull but not in the way to put you asleep.
'King Kelly' starts out pretty hot and titillating, but not before long it turns into some sort of a Blair Witch project, but filmed with only cellphones - how's about a camera on a tripod every now and then (in itself not necessarily a problem - BWP got away with it quite well)? Instead of a witch, the search is on for a bag of dope and in between people are celebrating the fourth of July, take assorted drugs and let the plot get out of hand, inch by inch, on a long and winding road. If things were somehow poignant and / or well-acted, I'd still be game, but unfortunately, no... even if the actors aren't doing too badly and some parts do have that 'diamond in the rough' quality to them.It's supposed to be a comedy (Imdb reference) - a satire of some sort? - but beyond one moment (''You're not even fat!'') I haven't laughed at all. 5 out 10, and I might be generous there.
This mostly POV cam film is about as intimate as it gets when it comes to an in-your- face look at a day in the life of a completely superficial teenage (or so) cam model. It's not without its plot holes but it's a non-stop train wreck of family and friend drama that constantly swirls and foments into a seemingly impossible to escape situation.The lead and supporting cast are perfect and the pacing and writing definitely comes from a filmmaker who knows what they are doing. This is the best film of it's type that I've seen since Project X, but steer clear if you aren't into teenage party films.
Louisa Krause... never heard of her, but what a fine actress... she really can make you hate Kelly. Kelly is the girl you want to be friends with, why? Maybe because she is the girl you would really love to make out with, but you know she wouldn't probably even know you, so you really would like to bitch about her as how much of a bitch she is where actually you would probably give an arm just to be friends. Well, at least that is the picture Louisa Krause completely drew out of the Kelly character. Louisa Krause really got to the skin of the character. Yes, the entire camera is like a POV, but not like those shaky hand held cameras where you kind of feel like pulling your hair out, so I have strong doubts if it was actually done by the iPhone she carried, it was made to look like that,, but I doubt that strongly. But the result was good, you are made to feel you are looking at a POV but it is nicely captured. The movie... well, "typical American" girl trying to be a internet star through her peep show and what follows for roughly 24 hours. The story is barely watchable, just a random 24 hours happening, but Louisa Krause makes it watchable. Like the other reviewer mentioned, it is a weird film, not really a comedy at all as mentioned in IMDb. There are naked scenes, drug use, sex and all, so strictly not watchable with children, difficult to say who the target audience is, looks more like the girls of 18 to 24 who are like the Kelly character. Watch the movie for Louisa Krause, she is really good. You might forget the movie, but you will not forget to hate King Kelly.