Michael's Movie Grade: A+
Review: Fantastic, extremely involving story that is told in a brilliant cinematic way and always keeps you on the edge of your seat.
This entire movie is seen on the computer screen. There is never one shot that is not what appears on the main character's computer screen. This can be seen as an experiment for trying something new out for the sake of seeing if it would work. However I do not believe that is the case here. This is a story of a father looking for his lost daughter on the internet. The fact that we never see anything but the computer shows just how tirelessly he is looking. He never turns off his computer, because he never stops looking and never takes time to rest. To drive this point further home people tell him (via video chatting or messaging) that he should turn off his computer and get some rest. Despite this the computer doesn't turn off because he is not going to stop looking until she is found. This cinematic device that could have so easily been an experiment makes the main character more real and relatable to us. It also allows the film's most touching moments to take place. Since on the computer he can watch many videos from the past, this allows us to see flashbacks in a perfectly natural and unforced way. Also the fact that he is re-watching these videos gives us a better insight into who this character is.
The story itself is also extremely good. The suspense is always felt and I spent much of the film on the edge of my seat. I was always wondering what was going to happen next, and was constantly surprised but what did happen. Despite this each plot twist made perfect sense when I saw it. I will not touch much more on this aspect as to not give anything away.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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