Fatal Detour – BET+ – 1 hour and 28 minutes
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Laren and Donna drive to attend a concert. Laren wants Donna to forget her abusive ex-boyfriend and enjoy quality friendship time. Donna asks Laren to use the self-driving technology in their electric vehicle, but Laren refuses. Laren claims that trusting technology is not something women like them do. Donna doesn’t see the difference between using self-driving and GPS, but Laren reiterates that they are not the same. Then, they hear a radio report about a missing famous influencer, Juli. People last saw her with her boyfriend, Blu, and friend, Aisha. Laren and Donna follow her on social media. They hope Juli is okay. Laren follows the GPS through the backroads and arrives at a mansion. Their car and phones stop working. They enter the empty home and find a car charger, but it’s too short to reach the vehicle. They find creepy art on the wall and hear strange sounds. Soon, the room fills with gas, and they hide inside a pantry. They pray for a way out, but they are in the den of a madman, Tenzo. He is the person holding Juli hostage and live-streaming it on the dark web. He never planned for Laren and Donna to join them. But he’s all too happy to make do. Will Donna and Laren make it out alive with Juli and her friends?
First, a warning. This movie contains flashing lights. Don’t watch if you are sensitive to that effect. Second, the story feels disjointed until the end. The first couple wakes up at the edge of a pool with no knowledge of where they are. Then the plot jumps between Juli’s car and Laren’s car. You assume they are on the same timeline until Donna and Laren hear the report on the radio. Then you discover that Juli’s been missing for a while. Next, Tenzo’s monologue covers a gutwrenching topic, but the silly setup distracts you from the message. You see that he got hurt, but he doesn’t explain how; he only expresses his hatred for Juli and other influencers like her. And the conclusion is as strange as the film. Watch this film if you dare.
I give it 2.5 out of 5 stars
This is our time. I paid for this time – Laren
It took us back in time – Juli
How about a little thankfulness – Blu
How about we turn around – Aisha
I thought I would die before I saw this moment – Tenzo
This is no concert hall – Donna
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