What is Lurker About?
Things quickly take a darker turn on both Matthew’s and Olivers ends.
Instead, the film falls into exploring easier, more well-worn territory about thepitfalls and loneliness of fame.
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Its not an ugly movie by any means, butthe visuals, too, never stand out.
When we switch to the footage Matthew is meant to have taken, the quality looks puzzlingly poor.
And shouldnt Matthew be at least marginally adept at holding it?
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Inspiring heroes are popular protagonists for a reason, after all.
Unfortunately,Lurkercommits cinemas greatest sin bymaking us ambivalent about its characters.
Not even a zombie apocalypse can take over the podcast boom.
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Madekwe, too, suffers from a generic script.
He does a lot of talking about his passion for music, but you never truly feel it.
For a famous musician, Oliver is a shockingly passive character.
Liu adds the necessary texture to things, playing Shai with a nice balance of sincerity and skepticism.
He acts as another nice foil to Matthew.
Lurkerpremiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
