Reviews

I know a lot of people will look down on this film because it's not some earnest sad examination of why people are bad or something like that, but it is some absolutely brilliant story telling. Fascinating story that needed to be a movie and so much better than if it had been a feature film. That is in large part to the most creative style or recreation I've seen to date. It's is hilarious, intriguing and draws you in like the best mob or crime movies ever have.

I may be giving this movie more credit than it is due because I had incredibly low expectations. I saw the trailer in the theaters and literally said "C'mon!" during the shot of Diane Lane saying that her car's computer had been hacked. Although I'd only seen bits and pieces of it, it seemed like it was going to be a more recent version of The Net, a cheesy Sandra Bullock paranoia movie about people using the internet to commit crimes. This movie however is very well done. Diane Lane is phenomenal as always and really adds a lot to the picture. The Colin Hanks character and that of the cop are written and performed very mediocre, but the story is told very well in that its very believable. There are obvious but somewhat poignant messages about how the internet is so prevalent in our society and also about our cultures obsession with the macabre. A lesson that should go beyond just the internet but how Americans are so obsessed with crude awful television shows as well.

If you love the Onion you'll hate this movie. For that matter, if you hate The Onion you'll hate this movie. Its dreadful. No wonder it didn't get distribution. Did anyone who has anything to do with the actual Onion have anything to do with this movie? If so, its probably their summer interns or something. None of the brilliant wit and social commentary is in this boring piece of garbage. This format in general is pretty flawed. I can't think of any sketch feature films that really is able to maintain an audience with out having a running story line through out. There is a small attempt made for one. The anchor is upset that the network is going corporate. Of course every network news is owned by a corporation, but I get its a movie. Still it goes nowhere and I literally laughed once the whole time and that was probably a forced one just to not feel like I had entirely wasted an hour and a half of my life.