Despite one of the worst titles green-lit by coke-addled media executives, this movie isn't quite atrocious. Far from good, but there are moments of effective tension preying upon various technophobia. Not legitimate technophobia, as the portrayed hackers are high-level wizards, but fun as a reskinned take on older fears. There's no connection to the previous film save the gimmick of being framed in a single computer screen: the upgraded found footage. The pacing is quick with a sketched motley of quick characters and motivations before shenanigans ensure. The director utilizes the storytelling device effectively and attempts to justify reasons the characters wouldn't simply act logically. Everything relies upon the characters acting their dumbest, and they do not disappoint. There are exploitive elements in the initial setup, designed to ground the premise and shock the audience, but events becomes ridiculous take suspension of disbelief into lands beyond reason. There's a late attempt at a revelatory twist that makes no real sense and individual scares are reliant on stalker cliches. Kills are blatantly telegraphed with a sadistic cynicism at play where reason is lacking. Overall an interesting experiment choked by flawed execution.
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