LifeHack (film)
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| Directed by | Ronan Corrigan |
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Production company | Life Hack Productions |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
LifeHack is a 2025 screenlife[2] action thriller[3] film directed by Ronan Corrigan, in his directorial debut.[4] It premiered at SXSW 2025.[5]
Synopsis
Used to encountering scammers online, four young adults come up with a plan to try to steal cryptocurrencies from Don Heard, a tech billionaire and right-wing political media personality.[6]
Cast
- Georgie Farmer
- Yasmin Finney – Alex Kemp
- Roman Hayeck-Green – Sid Daniels
- James Scholz – Petey Le
- Jessica Reynolds
- Charlie Creed-Miles
- Cael King – Sanjay
- Jill Winternitz
Production
Ronan Corrigan began developing the film during the isolation period of the COVID-19 pandemic and wanted to portray the time when he played a lot on the PC when he was younger.[7]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 11 critics' reviews are positive.[8]
In his review for Variety, Siddhant Adlakha said that "the result is a genuinely funny and ultimately heart-pounding production, with an executions that feels like a heist itself."[6] At IndieWire, Christian Zilko rated it with a "B" saying that "the internet is the closest thing these teenage cyberthieves have to a real life, and Corrigan’s dopamine onslaught of a film is an authentic portrait of the most alive they’ve ever been."[5]
Despite not liking found footage or fake docs, Pedro Martin posted a positive review on ScreenAnarchy because of the characters: "is a good movie, despite (or because of) its screenlife styly (...) but what appeals to me most about the movie are the characters."[9] On Collider, Matt Donato rated it 8/10, highlighting that it is a "fantastically tense thriller".[4]
At Deadline Hollywood, Pete Hammond said that "for my money, this is hands down the best Screenlife movie yet, a dazzling marriage of online skill, clever storytelling, brilliant editing and acting within the confines of your computer screen that rivals the best of any heist film in recent years."[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "LifeHack". SXSW. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ a b "'LifeHack' Review: Latest Movie In Computer Screenlife Genre Is Best Yet, A Rocking And Riveting Cryptocurrency Heist Film – SXSW". Deadline. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ "SXSW 2025 Review: LIFEHACK, Raw Humanity, Vibrant Storytelling". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "'LifeHack' Review: Screenlife Movies Get Their Own Heist Film With This Fantastically Tense Thriller". Collider. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "'LifeHack' Review: A Merry Band of Crypto Thieves Attempt the Ultimate Heist Over FaceTime". IndieWire. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "'LifeHack' Review: A Pulse-Pounding Screenlife Heist Film". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ "Director Ronan Corrigan & Cast On The 'Surreal And Unique Filmmaking Experience' Of Making 'LifeHack' – SXSW Studio". Deadline. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ "LifeHack". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ "SXSW 2025 Review: LIFEHACK, Raw Humanity, Vibrant Storytelling»". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved June 1, 2025.