There have always been prophesies that would foretell the end of mankind or some kind of tragic event; however, as far as we can tell, not very many came close to happening at all. Out of all of them, the only one for me that truly seemed plausible was the doomsayers relating their predictions to the year 2000, also known as Y2K where computers were actually going to shut down, descending the world into chaos. With the film named after the nickname of that year, things do not go smoothly when the clock hit midnight.
Co-written and directed by Kyle Mooney (Brigsby Bear) and starring Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Daniel Zolghadri and Lachlan Watson, it’s December 31st 1999 and teen outcasts Eli (Martell) along with his best friend Danny (Dennison) go to a big high school party where he meets up with Laura (Zegler), whom Eli has a crush on. When the clocks hit midnight, mechanical items from toasters to electronic toys start attacking humans. As the night goes on, Eli and his friends try to survive while at the same time stopping chaos that has been caused.
One thing I liked about Y2K is how it really captured the nostalgia of what we were all wondering about that night. If you are a techie, I think you will go crazy with the way this film shows what top-end technology was like at the time from televisions to computers. I also loved the soundtrack, which used a bund of the great mainstream songs from the 80’s and ‘90s, knowing what songs to use at the right time. Fans of this era’s music want to get this soundtrack if it is released.
Now when it comes to the acting, the performances are on par for this type of film. Martell and Zegler do have good chemistry, and at about ninety minutes long works well for the script. It does feature some violence (so be warned), but Y2K is able to have fun and add comedy in what was a bad situation for its characters. On the other hand, this film is one of those where you can leave your brain at the door, and not for the entire family. The story started well, but in the last thirty minutes, it just got weird with the last fifteen minutes truly turning me off with how far out there it got. I did not hate this film, but I did not love it either, so I will recommend watching this film on a home streaming service.
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