Dark Web: Cicada 3301 4K 2021 Ultra HD 2160p

Storyline
Follows hacker Connor, his best friend Avi and a cunning librarian who find themselves over their heads when forced to compete in a sophisticated dark web secret society's global recruitment game.

User Review
Not sure why actor Alan Ritchson turned producer, writer and director - also cast in his own film, decided to make this film into a parody-type childish humor production. It was riddled with plot and technical issues, long dragged out and unnecessary scenes, and lots of ridiculous eye candy that was too much filler for the little substance this film had.

Even though the pacing was decent, the 104 min runtime felt much longer and the too much useless blah blah dialogue made it even that much more annoying. This film needed shorter to-the-point scenes and at least 20 mins cut out of the runtime. The story-telling theme started off OK, but then became infantile once the actors started acting like children. Had Ritchson added an actual treasure map and cast Nicholas Cage, I may have enjoyed it more.

The humor was very lame, cheesy and forced, and only provided a few giggles, thanks in part to Ron Funches' funny demeanor. The casting and acting was actually decent, as were the visuals and set pieces. The score was on point as was the cinematography. I just wish the story took a more serious approach instead of the tween target audience theme, it could've been a hit. Nevertheless, it was a decent production from a newb filmmaker.