Synopsis
Based on the Vanity Fair article of the same title, a story about a young boy drawn into a web of lies through an online chatroom.
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Cast
- Jamie BlackleyMark
- Toby RegboJohn
- Jaime WinstoneRachel
- Joanne FroggattDetective Inspector Sarah Clayton
- Liz WhiteJanet
- Stephanie LeonidasKelly
- Mark WomackMark's Dad
- Amy WrenZoey
- Jack LowdenHenry
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The film's impact is greatly enhanced by the superb performances by the young lead actors who handle their characters’ complexities with impressive skill. - 60
Total Film
Massively unlikely, but compelling to the last, it makes a decent fist of conveying the strength of internet attachments, even if filtering the unfolding drama through endless computer screens becomes a well-worn device. - 50
Variety
Salaciously watchable but finally hokey. - 50
Village Voice
A compelling but ultimately unsatisfying film. - 50
RogerEbert.com
These are tantalizing glimpses, hinting at the deeper psychological abysses at play here, but they are left unexplored. - 40
Empire
Interesting material let down by the occasionally pedestrian direction. - 30
The Dissolve
The pretense of concern, combined with the cynical manipulation of the plot for cheap thrills, is both transparently hypocritical and broadly repulsive. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Andrew Douglas, who directed the 2005 "The Amityville Horror" remake, mishandles the standard noir as straightforward drama and gives it an unfortunate after-school-special vibe.
