[INTRODUCTION]
I went to see this film last night. It was the first film that I have
seen in about two weeks and so I was really looking forward to it. I didn't have
any idea what it would be other than having read a two line description. The online
concept intrigued me and I was interested to see how it would play out.
[EXPECTATION]
My expectations were only that it would be interesting and hopefully
well produced. I did not expect a HORROR! I should have read the small print.
[SUMMATION]
A teenage girl killed
herself and the video is online – it has been a year since the incidence which
the press say was caused by cyber bullying.
A group of friends video chat
via skype and things start to get weird when they notice that there is someone
else in their conference call. By the
end of the film they are all dead.
[ADULATION & ABERRATION]
The adulation here has to
be given to the crew that worked on producing the online parts of the film, as
that was by far the best part of the movie. It was actually the reality of this
that made the story much creepier than it might otherwise have been. The acting
was ok, I mean they did the best they could with the script.
The worse part for me was
the flimsy storyline. It relied very much on alluding to what could be behind
this mysterious person, also the deaths of the teenagers were inconsistent and
there was no explanation as to how they came to commit suicide. It indicated at
some point that they may be possessed by the spirit of the dead girl but then
later there was a person in their houses. It was inconsistent in relation to
this and the graphic nature of the deaths is what made it a horror.
The film was very slow
and drawn out, and the deaths and the build up to them did not create any sense
of suspense, what should have been a film which you watched on the edge of your
seat was a film that you watched when you glanced up from posting on facebook.
[DEDUCTION]
Me – 4.5/10
IMDb - 6/10
Metascore - 59/100
Rotten Tomatoes - 62%
- Audience score - 45%
- Average score – 2.9/5
Once again I am with the audience here score wise.
My expectations were only that it would be interesting and hopefully well produced. I did not expect a HORROR! I should have read the small print.
A teenage girl killed herself and the video is online – it has been a year since the incidence which the press say was caused by cyber bullying.
The adulation here has to be given to the crew that worked on producing the online parts of the film, as that was by far the best part of the movie. It was actually the reality of this that made the story much creepier than it might otherwise have been. The acting was ok, I mean they did the best they could with the script.
- Audience score - 45%
- Average score – 2.9/5
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