Monday, June 10, 2013

Disconnect(2013)- Short Movie Review





 Plot Summary:
A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when their secrets are exposed online. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this riveting dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world. C- LD Entertainment

Movie Specs:
Rating- R (16 maybe. You may want to have them avert their eyes during the opening sequence)
Sex and Nudity- 7/10 (multiple frontal female nudity)
Language- 8/10 (riddled with swear words)
Violence- 4/10 (just one fight scene and a suicide)
Drugs-4/10 (use of marijuana)
Length- 1hr 55 mins

Review:
Rubin managed to bring out powerful performances from the cast making this potentially redundant and gratuitous film worth watching. The four separate story lines basically preach that overuse of technology complicates or ruins lives and human relationships. Despite this worn-out plot, the gritty and in-your-face acting was anything but cliché. The characters’ multi-dimensionality blurs the definition of good and bad. This aspect makes them more realistic and relateable. Audiences are left in a contemplative state following the unsatisfyingly satisfying conclusion of the movie.

Fave Character:
Colin Ford as Jason Dixon-  playing a misguided teenager

Least Liked Character:
Jonah Bobo as Ben Boyd- the most stereotypical of them all

Fave Quote: (NV)
Kyle: OMG. You’re hot. You’re like a puma
Nine: What’s a puma?
Kyle: It’s like a step before a cougar

Fave Scene:



Spliced climax of the four story lines in slow motion (just found one screen cap)







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