martimusross
It started slowly as the characters were revealed and like Nordic Noir the narrative drive was the meticulous investigation on the internet. For those on social media this was brilliant for those more technologically naive this was a bore. The silence and mouse clicks let to the suspense for me others thought it made the movie slow. The acting was brilliant and you felt his pain and frustration. A really great movie with an unexpected twist, I loved it.
kirbysomething
Both the acting and the plot were great, i'd recommend this movie and watch it again
joe-curran3
As the title says, it's well worth a watch. It takes the ever growing monster that is social media in its many forms and shows not only how it connects people, including impostors, and is intrusive in lives in ways the user never thinks but also can disconnect them from the people closest to them. John Cho does a solid job and continues to display his versatility and the run time means the film, which is well paced throughout and clever in its execution, never outstays it's welcome.
Ed Cohen
The story is told through the computer contents, social media postings, Skype conversations, surveillance footage etc. of the characters--a high-functioning but not perfect oriental-American family.
The novelty of the technique reminds me of TIMECODE. This time, the novel technique is likely be imitated in documentary film making, if not dramatic film. It is indeed suspenseful and attention holding. I might eventually watch it several times on small screen, to pick up the missed details. The story is beyond improbable: i.e., far-fetched. Definitely not your father's FRESH OFF THE BOAT.