Victim could be anyone among us, so I believe this true event movie taught us a lesson that never trust a stranger and contact law enforcement agencies as soon as you get trapped by such predator .
8 Reviews
never trust a stranger
zainrafique85125 February 2022
Stupid Movie
cloudmello22 February 2022
Seriously... it's movies like this that doesn't put the onus on young people and their actions. The movie was interesting but the one sided blame is overrated. The young actors did a great job and the movie keeps interest but at the end of the day, make movies that show how all parties are responsible.
LGBT Film
lavatch4 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
"Caught in His Web" was produced in 2022, and yet the film's main premise about cyberbullying as a phenomenon that is not taken seriously is simply not accurate.
The focus of the film was on the lives of Emma, Gabby, and Olivia, who are harassed online by an anonymous figure called "Blake." It was preposterous to believe that the school principal would not take the young women's claims seriously and even twist the facts to suggest that they brought on themselves their humiliating predicaments.
It was also a stretch to believe that Detective Holland would not receive the full support of her police staff to investigate online crimes. Are we also to believe that the three young women would not be more candid with their parents about how their lives were being crushed? Emma made a suicide attempt, and Olivia was using drugs. Yet their parents were left completely in the dark. The filmmakers were evoking a "culture" that does not square with the universally acknowledged horrors of internet stalking and harassment.
The film merits three stars for the three outstanding performances of the main characters Emma, Gabby, and Olivia. The bonding of the three young women was heartfelt and moving, as evoked by the actresses. There was even a woke component woven into the film with Emma being a lesbian. The filmmakers were working hard to raise consciousness about cyberbullying. But the overall feel of the film was that of a bleeding heart tale of the state of the internet in the year 1999, as opposed to 2022.
The focus of the film was on the lives of Emma, Gabby, and Olivia, who are harassed online by an anonymous figure called "Blake." It was preposterous to believe that the school principal would not take the young women's claims seriously and even twist the facts to suggest that they brought on themselves their humiliating predicaments.
It was also a stretch to believe that Detective Holland would not receive the full support of her police staff to investigate online crimes. Are we also to believe that the three young women would not be more candid with their parents about how their lives were being crushed? Emma made a suicide attempt, and Olivia was using drugs. Yet their parents were left completely in the dark. The filmmakers were evoking a "culture" that does not square with the universally acknowledged horrors of internet stalking and harassment.
The film merits three stars for the three outstanding performances of the main characters Emma, Gabby, and Olivia. The bonding of the three young women was heartfelt and moving, as evoked by the actresses. There was even a woke component woven into the film with Emma being a lesbian. The filmmakers were working hard to raise consciousness about cyberbullying. But the overall feel of the film was that of a bleeding heart tale of the state of the internet in the year 1999, as opposed to 2022.
Actually Very Good
carlcasso23 February 2022
This is a low budget thriller but it really delivers.
The cast put in a stellar performance.
Garcelle Beauvais And Alison Thornton stand out as their Acting is deserving of a much higher budget.
Well done to all involved here.
The cast put in a stellar performance.
Garcelle Beauvais And Alison Thornton stand out as their Acting is deserving of a much higher budget.
Well done to all involved here.
Wow what a wonderful story
sttgm24 February 2022
held our attention throughout
hoops-5343621 February 2022
My wife and I watch LOTS of Lifetime Movies. We have seen some really good ones, some average ones and, yes, some real stinkers. This movie falls in that first category. The three young actresses made the girls they were playing seem real, and you really cared for them. The tech details were pretty darn accurate and the whole movie shows how people can use the internet and stay oh, so invisible.
When you watched some of the dastardly things "Blake" did to the girls, it made you want to see him really get what was coming to him....and he did.
Someone might say the theme of this is for young people to not be so trusting and post a lot of private things. A bigger theme, to me, is that ANYONE- not just young people, can be trapped by phishing schemes, and there is a need to build more safety measures in new technology.
This was a very good movie and we encourage all to watch it.
When you watched some of the dastardly things "Blake" did to the girls, it made you want to see him really get what was coming to him....and he did.
Someone might say the theme of this is for young people to not be so trusting and post a lot of private things. A bigger theme, to me, is that ANYONE- not just young people, can be trapped by phishing schemes, and there is a need to build more safety measures in new technology.
This was a very good movie and we encourage all to watch it.
Very, very good movie
Chartreuse122 February 2022
3 high school girls are being relentlessly cyberbullied who demands they send nude pics of themselves so he will stop but he never does and then he blackmails them with it. But the girls have had enough and enlist the help of police detective who takes a personal interest in their case when she finds just how many girls were harassed by the guy! But how they finally get him is a story in itself. This was very well written and well acted. More like this one Lifetime! Highly recommended and based on a true story!
Hard to watch!
irishangeleyes-9858927 March 2022
I loved this movie but honestly it was hard to watch. Because I had a similar situation a few years ago. Except I wasn't in high school and the only relationship I form with him was friends. But things go weird he started asking me for bad pic and videos. He even hacked my laptop went through my videos and photos saved them. He even sold them to other guys. I never knew what he looked like or sounded. But he was like 20 to 30 mins from me. He said he seen me at work he knew where I worked I never told him. At the end he said I know you parents are home when I never told him that. I told my best friend which he hacked my Facebook messager too. That is how he found out. I tried to make up excuses to why I can't sent him thing or videos. Told me if I did he would sent my fiancé everything. Which at the end he did but his mistake was he blocked out what he said to me and just showed how I was trying to talk myself put of it. So my fiancé believed me. It's been 3 to 4 years and I still live in fear still can't bearly sleep and always looking around me when I go out.
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