Creepy, awkward, funny, tense and also a little bit sad. It's more than likely fake and wasn't a thriller either (Wtf trailer makers?) You could see what was going to happen from a mile away but it didn't make it any less disturbing. Easy to watch if not very well put together.

The trailers make it look like a thriller (even horror) twist. It isn't. I also have no real read on the real/fake debate. What I will say is this is a pretty interesting tale that certainly had me puzzled in the middle part of the film. Worth a look

I hadn't seen any previews for the film at all, and also didn't hear anything regarding it prior to watching it. For that reason, the twist wasn't completely obvious, and I found it pretty creepy. There's a lot of humor, but the biggest thing I took away from it was how uneasy the scenes were with Nev and Angela. If the movie wasn't pre-planned, that's an insanely scary situation, and a real eye opener to the odd lives some people lead.

Oh the irony of having this recommended by one of my friends over criticker. Well, it's not really news for any of us who's been around since back when the internet were for the freaks only, but still an okay documentary about how people aren't what you think they might be. It's a little long, but essentially a pretty moving story about the internets and the relations we have on there - or think we have. At least my friend Mark is real - unless he's my Tyler Durden.

It's disturbingly poignant, intriguing and serves as a mild but smart example of how disappointing social-networking relationships can be. We just never know who we are talking to -- and the other person also doesn't -- and we just forget they could be lying all the time -- and we could be lying too.

An original, real-life suspense/thriller for the digital age. I thought it was a faux-documentary with horror elements based on what I'd read ahead of time about the movie, but the horror was more based in the real world than something supernatural. I really enjoyed Catfish and while there weren't any "oh no they didn't" type of twists, it still kept you guessing even when you thought you knew what was happening. Highly recommended.

An average movie with some very funny, very awkward scenes.

Not amazing but solid and moves along.

Wow. I had to stop watching this movie because of all the feelgoodery and the cornyness and cheesyness. What a lame fake documentary. How much lovy-dovyness can one take? Newsflash: Handsome artsy man from New York scores a cute countryside girl. /puke.

I didn't think it was real at first, until the ending. Then I realized that this kind of thing probably happens all the time, but they were lucky enough to be documenting it.

Several segments of the film are faked to make the documentarians look like naive victims. These segments are meant to provide justification for exploiting this woman and her family, which I find disgusting. That said, Catfish becomes more reflective in its final 20 minutes. Even though it entertains, provokes thought, and is emotive Catfish is a dishonest and exploitative documentary that should have been canned or carried out in a more honest way. btw fuck hipster clark kent

Creepy and unsettling doc that is quite tense, and then heads in a completely unexpected direction.

Criticker's recommendation settings really misses the idea of usefulness when it fails to tell the difference between documentary and docudrama. This film was all story and science. Totally different group from the docus I enjoy so much. I'm perturbed by the failed recommendation. This film wasn't worth the time it took to watch.

I took advice and watched this without any idea of what it was about and was lucky to make it through the first ten minutes when I was so irritated by everything about it I wanted to kick the screen in. You won't learn anything and there's no real shocking revelations but once the story starts to unfold, experiencing it along with the guys involved is certainly entertaining and at points genuinely gripping - so much so that it does raise genuine suspicions about its authenticity.

Of all the mockumentary fake-or-real films I've seen, it's one of the more succesful, as it lures you into the whole thrill and suspense fully believing what you see. Later you won't be so sure what's real. But you won't be sure what's unreal, either. So all in all, you're just pretty damned unsure. So ... succes on that front. Unfortunately I found the latter part of the movie quite boring, as the plot loses the fierce intensity of the first 2/3 of the film.

It's just sad

Gercek ne? Yer yer blair witch kadar gerilimi arttirabiliyor bu film. Sonlarinda ise takip ettigimiz adamin nazikligi ve sevecenligi filmi girdigi icinden cikilmasi zor ahlaki durumdan kurtariyor. Ben cok begendim.

Somewhat interesting. But since it doesn't play fair with the audience, one feels decidedly jerked around.

A bunch of New Yorkers find out that if a 26-year old girl you met on the internet tells you she just bought a horse farm, you should probably not believe everything she says. A film about identity, life choices and gullible men.

It takes a little while to get 'Catfish' started, but once events become strange, you're hooked. Full credit to the Schulman brothers and Joost for confronting everything head-on and always digging deeper. The film is at its best when they guys are discovering the truth under each and every text and email. As misleading as the events may have been, they still manage to be respectful and find some of the good in the situation, although that may have contributed to it losing a bit of steam.

The idea is interesting enough. The execution, though...meh. I also don't buy, that this isn't fake. Not even for a second.

Real or staged? It's probably somewhere inbetween. Either way, this is an interesting watch where construction is thematized in more ways than one (persona, feelings, argument). Nev and the woman he seeks out both enjoyed their communication [Mild spoilers ahead] and it's not entirely clear who the injured party is. Nev is either unbelieavably naive (doubtful), willingly decieved, or faking. What's fascinating are their different reasons to connect online and Nev's background is the least clear.

it's definitely an interesting adventure, and a surprisingly genuine ending.

We want it to be real, just like the the two main characters want it to be real. That's the point. This plot probably happens everyday, but, this time, we see it on film. A very interesting presentation. Shame on the trailer makers, however. I felt completely lied to.

This is a great documentary, it is really interesting. The less you know about the story before you watch it the better. The film is a nice look at some aspects of social media on the internet.

this documentary is both deeply disturbing and really great