Synopsis
The story of three women whose worlds collide - a social commentary about the 'sound bite' society we are becoming, where perception becomes reality and judgments based on limited facts quickly spread, without regard for the truth or the damage they could cause.
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Cast
- Gao YuanyuanChen Ruoxi
- Mark ChaoYang Shoucheng
- Hong ChenMo Xiaoyu
- Wang XueqiShen Liushu
- Yao ChenChen Ruoxi
- Loudan WangYang Jiaqi
- Chen RanTang Xiaohua
- Bao-hua ChangOld Man in Bus
- Yu Ailei
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
In this fast-moving, densely plotted black dramedy, a faux scandal raised by an ambitious web TV editor comes close to destroying a number of lives, offering a masterful panorama on urban, middle class China. - 50
Slant Magazine
The film opts for didactic resolution instead of fully committing to the contradictions in identity and agency its main character embodies. - 50
The Playlist
Caught In The Web grows slack as its premise evolves. - 40
The Dissolve
The screenplay relies far too heavily on coincidences, misunderstandings, and characters purposefully not saying things for reasons rooted in plot contrivances rather than clear motivation. - 40
Time Out
No stranger to controversy, Fifth Generation Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige (Farewell, My Concubine) has always taken his country to task over bureaucratic and social issues; here, the director goes after both old-media exploitation and new-media omnipresence, and the result is less than cutting. - 33
The A.V. Club
Since making an ill-fated attempt at Hollywood with 2002’s "Killing Me Softly," Chen Kaige has slipped further and further out of relevance. Now even his elegant sense of style — the one thing keeping later efforts like "Forever Enthralled" afloat — seems to be slipping away. Case in point: Chen’s new film, Caught In The Web. - 30
The New York Times
A messy collision of strained portrayals, semi-comic incidents and tear-jerking tactics. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Chen's grand opus about the perils of the Internet already feels obsolete.
