Megan Is Missing – Review

Over the last few days, a certain film has resurfaced that has taken Tik Tok by storm. First people were tweeting about it, and now people are watching it. Literally the entire film is available on youtube. Viewers have shared their disdain and disgust with the film.

It’s about a teenager that goes missing after meeting a man online. The director uses food footage for majority of the scenes. Let me get straight to the point, this movie is NOT good. The first half of the movie is us peering into the lives of Megan and Amy, but mostly Amy. There is a sequence in the beginning where Amy goes to a party, and you see and get a sense of what is yet to come. It is a sleazy party where everyone gets drunk and the guys take advantage of the girls and harass them. Granted it is pretty sleazy, but not nearly as bad as what is yet to come. The first hour gets repetitive and is just plain bad. There is some fake news in there, that is just horribly cheesy.

Than we reach the point of no return, the 1 hour mark, where the next 25 minutes AKA last half of the film descends into the very pits of hell. The footage film aspect combined with the environment, performances, and bleakness really make for a truly sickening experience. Not only is it the slowest part of the film, but most excruciating part to get through. Now, I’ve seen my fair share of disturbing films, and I would consider myself versed in the torture-porn genre. However, this was still a challenge to watch. For any newcomer to the genre or anyone who claims to like horror films, this is sure to scar them.

Films that are of the torture-porn genre can be good, when they tackle urgent themes and when the film is executed well, it can be very impactful. Megan Is Missing is not an example of one of those films.

The acting is terrible, found footage is disorienting and annoying, it’s just really boring and uneventful until the hour mark. I am in no way saying that after the hour mark it gets good, because its just a nightmare. This is just a complete misfire, and a gratuitous addition to the genre.