A stolen laptop and a trip across a digital River Styx are the catalyst for a series of escalating horrors in "Unfriended: Dark Web", a sequel to 2014's "Unfriended" that doesn't have any narrative connection to its predecessor but takes its methods of screenlife horror in fresh, riveting directions. It helps, too, that this cast of characters is a great deal more tolerable than the original bunch were, which makes you more invested in the fates they suffer as they dive deeper into a dark web rabbit hole involving missing people, large amounts of money and depraved scenes of violence. And although the ending leaves a little to be desired, the journey there is surprisingly action-packed and enthralling. Certainly, this is one of the more creative uses of the found footage format that I've seen, and I definitely recommend it.
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