SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

huh_oh_i_c Disconnect offers us three story lines about the negative sides of the internet. This is a well scripted drama, about a journalist reporting on online sexcam sites. about a high school boy getting shamed on social media, and a couple getting their identity stolen. Interwoven story lines are nothing new, ("Pulp fiction", "Y tu mama tambien" come to mind) but they really come well together here. What's really interesting is how the MALE characters react to grief and personal loss, as opposed to how the FEMALE character react. The father of the suicide-attempt son, reacts by going on a search for his sons Internet bullies. But his daughter tells him "you just do that just to make you feel yourself less guilty" and his wife reacts by going into caring mode. The father of the Internet bully, when confronted by the other boys father, doesn't apologize for his sons behaviour, but starts a fight. The husband who lost a baby, wants to go Rambo on his suspected identity robber, while his wife clearly enjoys the fact that they are doing something together for the first time in a long time. So, perhaps the real disconnect is the one between men and women.

rupakarumanchi At heart, Disconnect is drama film with the triggers being provided by modern day social issues such as cyber bullying, identity theft and online chat rooms. The movie starts off by tackling these issues by the way the sequence of events unfold. The storyline follows three threads - A high-school student falling prey to his peers who create a fake profile to mess with him, a journalist who forms a connection with an eighteen year old who performs on adult-only sites and a couple with a troubled past who have their identities stolen by a cyber criminal. What follows is pure drama-fest and does not leave much food for thought for tech enthusiasts except that mistrust of the internet is not a bad thing.From the perspective of a cinema enthusiast, Disconnect is a crisp, well-made film with stellar performances from the cast. The dialogue is simple and never gets too heavy or too light. The story line never gets boring and we do see some pieces of the separate threads come together smoothly reminiscent of movies such as Crash. We don't delve too deep into any of the characters but we empathise with each one of them. This says something about the right balance being struck in providing each character with just enough back story and dialogue. Any gaps in the writing could have only been exposed by bad acting but the cast delivers. Bateman, as always, gives a memorable performance and the child actors too play their roles convincingly. Fashion enthusiasts may recognise Marc Jacobs who plays the role of a pimp to perfection. Disconnect leaves you with the warm feeling of having seen a decent film but from the perspective of a tech enthusiast there is not much scope for thought except to never use your date of birth as your password and maybe research the stats on identity theft. Worth a watch but nothing special.

ikinsman I don't often feel prompted to write a review of a film on IMDb but this film was so good that I felt I had to promote it to other film addicts like myself.It is one of those films that really reflect the situation of many people's lives at the time we are living in. Disconnect is a perfect title for summing up the main theme - how people are so wrapped up in what they do and the technology sucking them in that they tend to ignore those who are closest to them, often thinking that nothing is amiss, whereas there are often problems bubbling away beneath the surface.The most striking aspect of the film is the script that really makes it so powerful, which is accompanied by some excellent individual acting performances and very powerful directing. I think the writer and director represent two very promising talents to watch in the years to come.

Diogo Sequeira Last Friday night I sat in the couch with the purpose to watch a movie like I use to. I had neither big nor a new film to watch so I just sticked to my movie list and end up watching this one. I can say that this is one of the most deep and thoughtful films I have ever seen. It has no astonishing cinematographic quality but the intension and depth demonstrated overtake all the bad things about it. It talks about one of the most important and at the same time worrying topics our society faces nowadays - social media. It raises the question: Does it really worth it? All the time we spent facing the screens? All those chats we have that just happen virtually? The importance of having 10 less followers in Instagram than your friend? Is it or not wasting time? The film really gets you thinking about this and from my point of view this is all that matters it means that the message passed. To finish, I really recommend those who haven't seen this movie yet to watch it. You won't get disappointed.