A suprisingly effective film, given that the central premise of telling the story entirely through a laptop screen doesn’t suggest anything particularly memorable. That the film work so well says so much about how cleverly constructed the script is, but also it is to the credit of the filmmakers that they never try to break the central conceit to contrive a chase sequence or cheap scare. That they can also still make an effective thriller also says much about how technology and the internet dominate our lives and the film manages to offer much implied commentary on the state of our obsession with social media, 24 hour news cycles, and many other elements that come with living in our connected world.
Shout by Simon MasseyVIP 11BlockedParent2019-02-11T15:11:23Z
A suprisingly effective film, given that the central premise of telling the story entirely through a laptop screen doesn’t suggest anything particularly memorable. That the film work so well says so much about how cleverly constructed the script is, but also it is to the credit of the filmmakers that they never try to break the central conceit to contrive a chase sequence or cheap scare. That they can also still make an effective thriller also says much about how technology and the internet dominate our lives and the film manages to offer much implied commentary on the state of our obsession with social media, 24 hour news cycles, and many other elements that come with living in our connected world.