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Screenlife HeistLifeHack’ Opens in Theaters With Strong Early Notices

The feature reframes a teen cyber heist for the screens-only format in a way many critics find fresh.

Overview

  • LifeHack, which opened in theaters Friday via Triple Media Film and Iconic Events, arrives after a festival run at SXSW, Fantasia and Overlook.
  • The plot follows teenage hackers who mine an influencer daughter’s public posts to reach a tech billionaire’s cryptocurrency.
  • The action unfolds on desktops and phones, with brief CCTV and phone-camera views when the plan moves into the real world.
  • Ronan Corrigan makes his feature debut from a script co-written with Hope Elliott Kemp, with Timur Bekmambetov producing and Georgie Farmer, Yasmin Finney, Roman Hayeck-Green, James Scholz, Jessica Reynolds and Charlie Creed-Miles starring.
  • Cast interviews describe 30-page takes, cameras fixed to computers and simultaneous shoots that added stress, while reviews praise the concept and performances but note the format can feel overwhelming.