Despite its marketing as some sort of Blair Witch Project, Catfish is decidedly more a statement on the state of social media in America and the lengths some folks will go to. Filmmakers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost document a story involving Ariel's brother, Nev, a 24-year-old New York-based photographer when he decides to actually visit a Facebook friend he's made in rural Michigan. Her name is Abby and while Ariel thinks Abby is a little girl who asked permission to paint one of his photographs, the truth when finally revealed is both intriguing and sad ... and certainly worth renting the film to see. Anyone who has ever created a Facebook page and accepted a 'friend's request' will want to see Catfish and will no doubt think twice about their online relationships.
My rating 7 out of 10.
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