Blaire and Mitch are high school friends in love. In a routine Skype call, Blaire and Mitch each get a Facebook message from one of their dead friend Laura’s on a day that happens to be her first year anniversary. They initially think of it as a prank but later things take an interesting turn when they all realize that they are being haunted by Laura’s ghost through cyberspace. The movie opens to show related content of Laura’s suicide as viewed by Blaire, her childhood friend. What happens thereafter and does Laura have any vengeance to take on with the titular characters is what forms the story of the movie.
Language:
English
Running Time:
83 min
Rating:
R
Release date:
17 April 2015
Directed by:
Levan Gabriadze
Produced by:
Timur Bekmambetov
Jason Blum
Nelson Greaves
Written by:
Kiel Kimsey
Starring:
Shelley Hennig
Renee Olstead
Will Peltz
Jacob Wysocki
Courtney Halverson
Moses Jacob Storm
Heather Sossaman
Shot by:
Adam Sidman
Editing by:
Parker Laramie
Distributed by:
Universal Pictures

What’s Hot

  • The writer Nelson Greaves has done a stellar job of thinking out a concept in this way and writing it to perfection. He ensures that the different pieces of the movie fall in the right place and the element of surprise is always maintained with the storytelling.
  • The verbal volleys and the ensuing conversations make it even spookier as the movie progresses.
  • The actors Shelley Hennig and Moses Jacob Storm have done their parts well & the film has equal contributions from the other characters in play.
  • Though the entire movie unfolds as a video call in Skype, the editing by Parker Laramie and the camera work by Adam Sidman make the movie an interesting watch. Special mention goes to the way the horror is handled with editing in a pristine manner.

What’s Not

  • There are a lot of gory scenes that might not go well with a select set of the audience – Gore that includes scenes of violence and torture are aplenty in the movie
  • There are scenes of horror that could have been made in a better way since watching the movie, the horror elements seems to be missing and scores a tad lesser than gore.

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Verdict

Verdict Stamp

A novel idea has been crafted decently into a full length movie. When almost everything now is taking to the internet, why can’t ghosts? Though the story does half the job, the screenplay conveys the story in such a way that the suspense is maintained till the end and adds value.