The writers, Tesh Guttikonda and Kurtis David Harder, came up with a strongly-performed, well-written, and smartly crafted mystery thriller, which is like the people on social media apps; not as simple as they appear. Yes, we are talking about Shudder’s Influencer.
Influencer actors Emily Tennant (as Madison), Justin Sams (as Jay), Rory J. Saper (as Ryan), Cassandra Naud (as CW), Paul Spurrier (as Rupert), and Sara Canning (as Jessica) will show you the dark side of some people when they get intolerant.
The ninety-two minutes long movie, Influencer, got released on Shudder on 26 May 2023 (Friday) in the United States, along with fifteen other movies that got released on the same date. Directed by Kurtis David Harder, the movie has more positive reviews than negative.
The movie does not answer a few questions. For instance, we do not know why CW committed the things discussed in the latter part of the article. Similarly, she did not like social media. We also do not know whether she will escape the isolated island and what she will do if she returns alive.
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Influencer Movie Synopsis
Madison, a social media influencer with a huge fanbase, goes on a vacation to Thailand, where she gives her fans an insight into how she is enjoying the beautiful country at the beginning of the movie.
However, every coin has two sides, and the same applies to social media influencers. Madison seems to be happy in her reel life. But, in her real life, she spends most time in her room munching Western food. She is upset that her boyfriend, Ryan, changed his mind at the last moment and did not join her on her vacation.
Madison gets befriended by CW, whom she meets at a local bar. After returning, the duo finds that Madison’s villa has broken and her passport stolen. So, CW asks Madison to extend her vacation until she gets a new passport. Similarly, CW agrees to accompany her. However, CW is not as good as she seems.
Madison video-calls her boyfriend, Ryan, to inform him about the incident and ends up getting blamed by him for it. Thus, she ends the conversation. CW takes the influencer, Madison, on an impromptu trip to a lonely island and tries to scare her. But Madison takes it as a joke.
The next morning, CW leaves Madison alone on the island. She boards a boat and gets back to her villa. Meanwhile, Madison neither has the phone to ask for help nor food or water supply.
When CW returns to the villa, it turns out that she has Madison’s passport. She starts living Madison’s life and posts a fake social media post informing people that Madison wants some time away from her reel life. However, CW’s satisfaction does not last long, and she hunts for another vacationing influencer.
Influencer Movie Ending Explained
This time CW finds another social media influencer and a new victim named Jessica. She breaks into Jessica’s house and gets her passport and all documents required to get a new house. After returning to Madison’s villa, where CW had been living her life, she finds Ryan waiting for Madison.
Ryan made a surprise visit to Madison’s house to propose to her. After getting questioned about CW’s presence in Madison’s villa, CW says that Madison allowed her to stay there. However, Ryan and Jessica feel something suspicious.
The next day, CW kills Jessica when her questions turn into a threat. She tries to trick Ryan by saying that Madison used to sleep with other men after their breakup, but Ryan cannot digest it. One night, CW takes him out and drugs his drink.
The next morning, Ryan finds himself in an intimate position with CW. She used an automated voice machine to talk in Madison’s voice over the phone. So, Ryan felt something suspicious after hearing Madison over the call.
CW used to post images on social media showing the places that Madison visited. She used photoshopping to show Madison’s face instead of hers in those images. Accordingly, Ryan goes to every place shown in the images and finds the truth. Moreover, he finds Madison’s diary in which she wrote about the isolated place CW was about to take her to.
Ryan ties CW to a chair and forces her to take him to Madison. After boarding the boat and freeing her hands, CW attacks Ryan, and he dies on the spot. Thus, CW goes to the island to dump Ryan’s dead body, where she finds signs of Madison being alive.
Meanwhile, Madison appears out of nowhere, attacks CW, boards the boat, and returns to civilization. CW smiles on the isolated island while watching Madison go in the finale scene of the movie.
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