This story presents a wide range of events that we experience through a journalist. Events begin as the journalist intends to document the international tickle competition and may even go deeper into it. Now, this journalist faces fierce resistance, but this does not prevent him from reaching the bottom of a story that looks very strange.
One has to admire the tenacity, courage and skill of Farrier and Reeve to follow this story to its logical conclusion. I hope they come out of the lawsuits O.K.
The film is an investigative thriller that unravels the deep web of lies, threats and deceit that festers in the dark corners of the internet, and shows how online behavior can have damaging, real-world implications.
Tickled runs a bit too long (at 90 minutes) and proves slightly unsatisfying in its denouement. The new, 20-minute tack-on, The Tickle King, helps somewhat and offers new, necessary details.
