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
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.
These are tantalizing glimpses, hinting at the deeper psychological abysses at play here, but they are left unexplored.
40
EmpireKim Newman
EmpireKim Newman
Interesting material let down by the occasionally pedestrian direction.
30
The DissolveNoah Berlatsky
The DissolveNoah Berlatsky
The pretense of concern, combined with the cynical manipulation of the plot for cheap thrills, is both transparently hypocritical and broadly repulsive.
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.