Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
XOXO follows six strangers whose lives collide in one frenetic, dream-chasing, hopelessly romantic night.
XOXO is a Netflix EDM festival film that leans heavily on familiar multi-strand romantic drama tropes set against a rave backdrop. The intersecting-strangers plot is well-worn, the acting is serviceable but unremarkable, and the ending resolves predictably. The cinematography captures the festival energy with reasonable flair and color, giving it a slight visual boost. Novelty is low — the EDM setting gives it surface distinctiveness but the narrative beats are formulaic and derivative of countless ensemble romantic dramas.