Compliance (2012)
7/10
Twisted, good - sad representation of society's regression
3 March 2013
Warning: Spoilers
This movie is executed as well as possible given the storyline and interest in maintaining truth. It's based on real-life events at a McDonalds, and the fact that this happened is really, really pathetic.

As such, the movie does a good job at shining a light on the seeming inability for people to think for themselves these days, let alone challenge authority. Especially when said authority is absolutely ludicrous.

The movie follows Becky (Dreama Walker, of 'Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23' fame) as she is the victim of a "prank" in which her manager is misled into sexually assaulting and demeaning her. The "pranker" is someone on the phone pretending to be a cop. And she listens to this guy. Seriously. Doesn't this fill you with distress that people are this gullible? Each day there are people with info. on you in companies such as banks, etc., and there are people like this that will mindlessly listen to a random phone call.

Kudos to the producers, directors, and actors for taking on such a role. It is definitely something that is not enjoyable to watch given the content, but that is the whole point. It's well done, just not amazing.
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