Black Mirror – Mazey Day – Review
Director: Uta Briesewitz
Writer: Charlie Brooker (Screenplay)
Cast
- Zazie Beetz (Joker)
- Danny Ramirez (Top Gun Maverick)
- Clara Rugaard (I Am Mother)
Plot: A troubled starlet is dogged by invasive paparazzi while dealing with the consequences of a hit-and-run incident.
Runtime: 42 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Black Mirror – Mazey Day starts when paparazzi photographer Bo (Beetz) finds her latest set of photos causing a tragic event. She starts looking at how the other photographers are acting and finds herself wanting to walk away from this life. Elsewhere, a young star Mazey (Rugaard) finds her career taking off until an unexpected accident happens.
As Bo looks to start an honest living, she gets tempted back into the paparazzi world as everyone is searching for Mazey. The money is too big to turn down but looks to uncover the truth about Mazey Day.
Verdict on Black Mirror – Mazey Day
Black Mirror – Mazey Day follows a group of paparazzi trying to make a payday catching celebrities in their weakest moments. One of them decides she is tired of this life and wants out until a big paycheck comes her way.
This is one of the more fascinating chapters in the Black Mirror series. It highlights the parasite behavior of the paparazzi toward celebrities. As they always want to catch them at their worst. However, things take a dramatic turn in this story that takes a message about how to treat people and turns it into something even more horrific.
This chapter goes in a direction you would never imagine and leaves us with one of the surprises of the series. Zazie Beetz is great in her role in the movie, with the only weakness in this one being the length. It is short and could easily feel like a reflection of the paparazzi’s flashy mob reporting.
Where to Watch: Black Mirror – Mazey Day is available on Netflix now.
Final Thoughts – Black Mirror – Mazey Day is the surprise package of the series.