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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film's impact is greatly enhanced by the superb performances by the young lead actors who handle their characters’ complexities with impressive skill.
- 60Total FilmTotal FilmMassively 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.
- 50Village VoiceChuck WilsonVillage VoiceChuck WilsonA compelling but ultimately unsatisfying film.
- 50RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyThese are tantalizing glimpses, hinting at the deeper psychological abysses at play here, but they are left unexplored.
- 40EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanInteresting material let down by the occasionally pedestrian direction.
- 30The DissolveNoah BerlatskyThe DissolveNoah BerlatskyThe pretense of concern, combined with the cynical manipulation of the plot for cheap thrills, is both transparently hypocritical and broadly repulsive.
- 30Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiLos Angeles TimesMartin TsaiAndrew 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.