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Myron Clemons
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Roy Hart
If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
Bessie Smyth
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
eggsyglasses
'Cyberbully'is about a teenage girl Casey (played by Maisie Williams) who has her life revolving around social media which later comes back to bite her. The program had a good build up but unfortunately, I was not satisfied at the end as I didn't see the way Maisie's new mindset.This was a really good show which should be watched by many teenagers and young adults who use social media frequently.
rawsquel
This was an absolute crap. Don't get me wrong, Maisie Williams' acting is on point. But wow this script is bad.Now I just want to be a cyberbully for some reason. This movie depicts normal circle-jerking on the internet as cyberbullying and totally missed what it means to "don't feed the troll" (ironic, isn't it). The only good part about it was the ending when she finally closed the computer.I liked the format. Only one character on screen for the most time wasn't that bad, could have been great without the awful story behind it.The movie was slow and the plot forced. I hope I'm the first one to criticize it like that and that an "har-har-cker" will force me to admit my deeds, overdose and get my life destroyed.God, that was awful.
Movie Enthusiast
This movie is a proof that you can make a good film with minimal means - what is important is the right idea, good script, good actress. The audience creates suspense in their heads. This suspense thriller was more interesting than many movies with lots of actors and special effects and fancy sets that I have seen. I think it was because the psychological suspense and protagonists duel with unknown antagonist was so well created. And Maisie Williams did a very good job carrying the movie all by herself. I remember there was once a film with similar idea, phone booth, with Colin Farrell in the main role - but I liked this film much more. And the film had some good messages too.
superfunkyelf
I did find this gripping and compelling, but it did leave me wanting. I liked the claustrophobic atmosphere and blackmail elements, but I didn't find Casey all that sincere in her apologies for trolling. I felt that her defiant attitude was predominant throughout and that her breaking down in tears was out of fear of the pictures being uploaded and not much else. Even with her shock when she Googled the girl who had committed suicide. I found her character to be unlikeable and I didn't sympathise with her. At the end the message seemed to be 'just ignore them', as she decided not to negotiate with the terrorist, as it were. Not taking the bait of an antagonistic hacker who was a troll him/herself despite saying 'I help victims of cyberbullying'. I would've liked more of a 'Phonebooth' -type plot whereby she was taught a real lesson and the 'terrorist' was more righteous in his/her avenging. A twist would've been good too - I actually expected there to be one.