Cam2Cam

This article is about the 2014 film. For the use of webcams for sexual interaction, see Cybersex.
Cam2Cam
Directed by Joel Soisson
Written by Marie Gautier (original story)
Davy Sihali(original story)
Joel Soisson (screenplay)
Starring Tammin Sursok
Ben Wiggins
Sarah Bonrepaux
Music by Elia Cmíral
Edited by Philip Mangano
Distributed by IFC Midnight
Release dates
  • August 22, 2014 (2014-08-22)
Running time
 91 minutes
Country USA
Thailand
Austria
Language English

Cam2Cam (also known under the working titles of Darknet and c2c) is a 2014 horror thriller film that was directed by Joel Soisson.[1] The film was given a simultaneous VOD and limited theatrical release on August 22, 2014, and stars Tammin Sursok as a tourist that becomes the target of a serial killer after logging on to a cam website.[2] The movie was based on a short film that was directed by Davy Sihali, which Soisson worked into the first portion of Cam2Cam.[3]

Synopsis

Allie (Tammin Sursok) is a young American staying in a hostel apartment building while travelling through Thailand. A friendly boarder introduces her to Cam2Cam, a popular online chat program that allows people to interact with one another. Curious, Allie logs on and soon discovers that there was a serial killer that used Cam2Cam to find his female victims, one of whom was staying in Allie's current room. After fellow boarder Marit (Sarah Bonrepaux) is murdered, Allie begins to worry that she is next on the serial killer's list.

Cast

Reception

Critical reception for Cam2Cam has been overwhelmingly negative and the movie holds a rating of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 5 reviews) and 26 on Metacritic (based on 5 reviews).[4][5] Much of the criticisms centered upon how the film handled multiple genres,[6][7] as review sites like Shock Till You Drop commented that the movie "straddles the middle without committing to any one genre", which they felt kept it from being as interesting as it might otherwise have been.[8] The Hollywood Reporter commented the film was "all largely incoherent, with the screenplay's twists and surprise revelations having an utterly artificial feel" while Slant Magazine stated that the "promising first act, an effectively self-contained game of cat and mouse, paves the way for an increasingly tedious murder mystery that revels in the tired device of killing off characters just as they appear to be assuming prominence in the narrative as either the hero or the big bad".[9][10] Twitch Film also panned the movie, praising the cinematography and gore while writing that "in the end, the crummy dialogue, the naive approach to technology, and the squandering of its many opportunities become too obvious to be overlooked".[11]

References

  1. ↑ Donato, Matt. "Cam2Cam (review)". WGTC. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Turek, Ryan. "Trailer Debut, Release Details for IFC Cam2Cam". STYD. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Gingold, Michael. "One Fright in Bangkok: Horror Veteran Joel Soisson Talks His On-Line Chiller "CAM2CAM"". Fangoria. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Cam2Cam". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Cam2Cam". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Hunter, Rob. "'Cam2Cam' Review: Who Knew Meeting Strangers Online Could Lead to Murder?". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Harvey, Dennis. "Film Review: 'Cam2Cam'". Variety. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Jimenez, Christopher. "Review: Cam2Cam is an Unfocused Video Chat". STYD. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Scheck, Frank. "'Cam2Cam': Film Review". THR. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  10. ↑ Bowen, Chuck. "Cam2Cam (review)". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  11. ↑ Vijn, Ard. "Review: CAM2CAM Brings Hatchets And Hotties To Bangkok, But Little Else Read". Twitch Film. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

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