Unfriended hit theaters on April 17 with the expectation to be an evolutionary breakthrough for horror films.

The film had high standards set months before its release, due to the director, Levan Gabriadze, and his decision to create an entire movie centered around the use of technology, which has become a giant part of our everyday lives. The movie was rated R, which seemed appropriate due to the language and mature content.

Unfriended is centered around six characters. Blaire (Shelley Hinnig) was the character whose point of view the movie was focused on. Supporting characters include Jess (Renee Olstead), Adam (Will Peltz), Mitch (Moses Joseph Storm), Val (Courtney Halverson), and Ken (Jacob Wysocki). These six friends participated in a video chat on the year anniversary of their friend’s suicide, which was sparked by the constant cyberbullying she experienced after an unflattering video of her surfaced on the internet. Now her ghost has returned to haunt each one of them looking for an answer as to who was responsible for the video being leaked.

Unfriended did not deliver like it was expected to.

Instead of being the successful film it was talked up to be, it was almost laughable and overall disappointing. The movie itself had glaring errors, such as messages on the computer screen disappearing and reappearing as the scene changed. Soon these mistakes, as well as many others, became amusing, which took away the intensity of the film.

Unfriended also fell short when it came to the characters. There was a small amount of characters to begin with, and none of them were particularly likable. Ironically, the ones who had the potential to be likable died within the first few minutes of the movie. The actress who played the most convincing part was Shelley Hennig. While her character wasn’t likable the entire time, she did an excellent job capturing every emotion a teenage girl would feel in that type of situation.

Unfriended had its fair share of memorable parts, some good and some bad. One thing the movie exceeded at was demonstrating the real impact of cyber bullying. Even though the movie was, of course, fictional, it demonstrated the judgmental and dangerous world of social media we live in today. While expecting some downfalls, this film was a lost opportunity for a solid storyline.