Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
John Cho | ... | David Kim | |
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Sara Sohn | ... | Pamela Nam Kim |
Alex Jayne Go | ... | Young Margot (5 yrs) | |
Megan Liu | ... | Young Margot (7 yrs) | |
Kya Dawn Lau | ... | Young Margot (9 yrs) | |
Michelle La | ... | Margot | |
Joseph Lee | ... | Peter | |
Dominic Hoffman | ... | Michael Porter | |
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Sylvia Minassian | ... | Mrs. Shahinian (voice) |
Melissa Disney | ... | Isaac's Mom (voice) | |
Connor McRaith | ... | Isaac | |
Colin Woodell | ... | 911 Operator (voice) | |
Debra Messing | ... | Detective Vick | |
Joseph John Schirle | ... | Jonah Emmi (voice) (as Joseph K. Shirle) | |
Ashley Edner | ... | Margot's Friend #1 (voice) |
After David Kim (John Cho)'s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter's digital footprints before she disappears forever.
I was not planning on watching this but I saw the high rating on imdb and considering how bad most movies with this gimmick are it peaked my interest that people actually like this one. I am very surprised at just how good this movie was. I went in with low expectations despite how well received it was but this movie really did it right.
First thing first, they managed to get the internet right, or atleast as right as you can expect a movie to get it. It featured mostly real websites and stayed within the limits of reality when it comes to his snooping around the internet for clues.
Secondly the pacing is pretty good too with a solid story that keeps you engaged and offers surprises throughout.
While not the best acted movie, the acting is certainly solid enough to get through the movie and they manage to make you care about the characters in a short amount of time.
Overall I'm pleasently surprised and the high rating is a combination of the solid story and that fact someone managed to finally pull off this concept correctly. It definitely earned a bonus point for its uniqueness and willingness to be something different.