THE FRIENDSHIP GAME MOVIE REVIEW

I don’t know if you’ve ever been to High School, but it’s a fucking drag. You stink, so you need a shower all the time, peers make assumptions about your character, and everyone is filled to the brim with hormones… It’s great! (HEAVIEST OF SARCASM). So if you hated how awkward you were in High School, you’re going to hate The Friendship Game even more. Written by Damien Ober and directed by Scooter Corkle (apparently not a made up name), The Friendship Game right out of the gate throws it’s premise at you, like a hungry toddler throwing a fit after you inform them that the movie The Friendship Game exists. Four friends stumble on a “game” that supposed to test their friendships before they move on to college. What it really tested was my patience for lazy writing. Look, it’s not the worst thing ever, but for such a high concept plot, it barely scratches the surface. Nor does it address many conflicts that arise in the film. Overall; Jordan, Lewayne, Bradly, and Chad all think this movie could have been better if more time was used to flesh out characters and help define motivations more clearly.

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DIRECTED BY: Scooter Corkle

STARRING: Peyton List, Brendan Meyer, Maria Hart, Miranda Edwards, Jennifer Copping, Dylan Schombing, Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Annette Reilly, Kelcey Mawema, Lynn Whyte, Miriam Smith

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Chad Halvorsen (Screener Squad)

Chad Halvorsen currently resides in Milwaukee, WI, where he produces and edits commercials, films, and everything in between. He was always a fan of film/television growing up, spending days in the Summer, making (terrible) home movies with his brothers. Little did he know that passion would carry on into adulthood. Since 2006, Chad has worked for several agencies in various departments. Shooting, producing, editing, production management, directing, and when forced to, writing copy. In 2015, Chad decided to take the big leap and become a freelancer. Since then, he’s produced content for Lyft, AT&T, Target, and Discovery Network. His passion lies in entertaining people, making them feel better, even for a moment. All the pain and suffering of this business is worth it, if even just one person views his work. Chad is a frequent podcaster, most notably posing as a co-host for the podcast “The Film Illogical Society.”

 

 

Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)

Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know. For more of this eccentric nerd, you can follow her on Twitter here and read her original writings on Deepest Corners of My Notebook.

 

 

Lewayne White (Screener Squad)

Lewayne’s earliest memories are of watching movies and reading comics, which instilled in him a sense of wonder, a vivid imagination, and unrealistic expectations. It also means he spends a lot of time watching movies, writing scripts for them, and trying to get them made. He lives in the middle of middle America after landing there as a child,