Sadly I think this is one of those films that fits the could have been category. It in so many ways could have been so much better.
I'll talk what I liked about the film first. I did like the message that the writer/director wanted to put out there. Bullying and cyber-bullying are big problems today. And the message needs to be out there that it is bad.
Secondly, I loved the music score. I felt often at times that the scenes were a lot better because of the music that was added. Many times films miss the mark on this, but I think the music here set the right mood.
Third,I loved the beginning shots of the movie and I loved the end of the movie. That opening scene before the credits was beautifully photographed. And the pacing and excitement of the film toward the end was so intense esp. the concluding scene on the snow-covered road. And the message at the end of the movie was very much needed and so well put.
Now some things I did not like. First I have to start with the terrible opening credits. The theme song was okay, and even though I liked the artsy graphics throughout the film, I absolutely hated them in the opening credits. It was so bright and they moved at strobe light speed. There was no way to know who fully had a part in this film as I had to look away many times during the credits. If it had not been for the opening scene being so beautifully shot, I would have most likely given up thinking the rest of the film would be like the opening.
The script was probably my biggest problem with the movie. Some things worked, and there were a few good lines here and there. Besides the theme of the movie, I think one that worked within the script was that the writer did attempt to explore why the bullying was happening and that it was caused from so many factors. I think overall that is where the problem came from. I think there were just too many factors going on, and we never really got to know fully why any of the girls were like they are and why the bullying really happened. There were so many things mentioned or dropped in briefly, but nothing was explored.
The biggest problem is that the central thing seems to be what the girls the last time. But we are never told what they really did the last time. I think that would have gone a long way to filling in at least one of the biggest plot holes in the film for me.
I think overall the film just dragged at points, and there were way too many unnecessary characters. The cast of characters could have been trimmed down, and those characters explored more. I think that, and filling in the plot holes, would have definitely helped me enjoy this so much more. It would have definitely helped me to know why what we see in the end actually happened.
I was so excited to see a movie about cyber-bullying, but I think this one just missed the mark.
I'll talk what I liked about the film first. I did like the message that the writer/director wanted to put out there. Bullying and cyber-bullying are big problems today. And the message needs to be out there that it is bad.
Secondly, I loved the music score. I felt often at times that the scenes were a lot better because of the music that was added. Many times films miss the mark on this, but I think the music here set the right mood.
Third,I loved the beginning shots of the movie and I loved the end of the movie. That opening scene before the credits was beautifully photographed. And the pacing and excitement of the film toward the end was so intense esp. the concluding scene on the snow-covered road. And the message at the end of the movie was very much needed and so well put.
Now some things I did not like. First I have to start with the terrible opening credits. The theme song was okay, and even though I liked the artsy graphics throughout the film, I absolutely hated them in the opening credits. It was so bright and they moved at strobe light speed. There was no way to know who fully had a part in this film as I had to look away many times during the credits. If it had not been for the opening scene being so beautifully shot, I would have most likely given up thinking the rest of the film would be like the opening.
The script was probably my biggest problem with the movie. Some things worked, and there were a few good lines here and there. Besides the theme of the movie, I think one that worked within the script was that the writer did attempt to explore why the bullying was happening and that it was caused from so many factors. I think overall that is where the problem came from. I think there were just too many factors going on, and we never really got to know fully why any of the girls were like they are and why the bullying really happened. There were so many things mentioned or dropped in briefly, but nothing was explored.
The biggest problem is that the central thing seems to be what the girls the last time. But we are never told what they really did the last time. I think that would have gone a long way to filling in at least one of the biggest plot holes in the film for me.
I think overall the film just dragged at points, and there were way too many unnecessary characters. The cast of characters could have been trimmed down, and those characters explored more. I think that, and filling in the plot holes, would have definitely helped me enjoy this so much more. It would have definitely helped me to know why what we see in the end actually happened.
I was so excited to see a movie about cyber-bullying, but I think this one just missed the mark.