Susie Searches, a drama/comedy thriller directed by Sophie Kargman from a script she co-wrote with William Day Frank, explores the fixation with true crime and the urgent need for interpersonal connection in a technologically connected world. Susie Searches is a fascinating, captivating, and thrilling entry from Kargman, and it is brilliantly led by Kiersey Clemons. It has some of the hallmarks of a conventional crime thriller, but it also includes a number of wonderful surprises and an ending that will wow viewers with how well it was executed.
A socially awkward college student who is passionate with true crime is Susie (Kiersey Clemons). Before being told she had multiple sclerosis, her mother (Jammie Patton) used to read her stories, and she always enjoyed solving the riddles. Susie struggles to establish friends or get followers online as she juggles her college coursework with a food service job, a true-crime podcast, and taking care of her mother. But all changes when Susie decides to look into the disappearance of her classmate Jesse (Alex Wolff).
Susie Searches is an attempt to defy expectations while also taking a spin on the true-crime dramas that viewers have grown accustomed to watching. The movie examines why Susie is so drawn to the mystery associated with true crime, similar to Hulu's well-liked tv series Only Murders in the Building, but it takes a different turn when it comes to podcasts, pointing towards how difficult it can be to find an audience despite there being so many fans of the genre. The movie does a good job of skillfully building up to its many turns. Susie's predicament and the way the plot points come together are not forced.
All in all, the movie is a thriller that occasionally seems like it will take the easy way out but doesn't always do that. Those watching will be drawn into the narrative as they are curious about what will happen. In light of this, Susie Searches is both entertaining and rather engrossing. Although it has a predictable finish, the trip is exciting and thrilling and has a lot of momentum. Clemons is a captivating lead who gives her performance her all. The movie is a magnetic watch when all the parts of the puzzle are finally put together and working together as a whole.
A socially awkward college student who is passionate with true crime is Susie (Kiersey Clemons). Before being told she had multiple sclerosis, her mother (Jammie Patton) used to read her stories, and she always enjoyed solving the riddles. Susie struggles to establish friends or get followers online as she juggles her college coursework with a food service job, a true-crime podcast, and taking care of her mother. But all changes when Susie decides to look into the disappearance of her classmate Jesse (Alex Wolff).
Susie Searches is an attempt to defy expectations while also taking a spin on the true-crime dramas that viewers have grown accustomed to watching. The movie examines why Susie is so drawn to the mystery associated with true crime, similar to Hulu's well-liked tv series Only Murders in the Building, but it takes a different turn when it comes to podcasts, pointing towards how difficult it can be to find an audience despite there being so many fans of the genre. The movie does a good job of skillfully building up to its many turns. Susie's predicament and the way the plot points come together are not forced.
All in all, the movie is a thriller that occasionally seems like it will take the easy way out but doesn't always do that. Those watching will be drawn into the narrative as they are curious about what will happen. In light of this, Susie Searches is both entertaining and rather engrossing. Although it has a predictable finish, the trip is exciting and thrilling and has a lot of momentum. Clemons is a captivating lead who gives her performance her all. The movie is a magnetic watch when all the parts of the puzzle are finally put together and working together as a whole.
