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iMurders
A mysterious love triangle leads to a tragic shooting. Months later, eight members of a MySpace-esque chat room are being gruesomely murdered in the privacy of their own homes.
Release : | 2008 |
Rating : | 3.6 |
Studio : | |
Crew : | Director, Associate Producer, |
Cast : | Gabrielle Anwar William Forsythe Tony Todd Frank Grillo Terri Conn |
Genre : | Drama Horror Thriller Mystery |
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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Fresh and Exciting
Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
The acting in this movie is really good.
I gave this two stars because I actually watched it to the end. No atmosphere, too many holes, and the characters were all horrible. Poor character development. I was going to stop watching within the first fifteen minutes. I was tired and just didn't feel like looking for something else. So, I'm writing this to warn anyone who likes movies with some decent acting or suspenseful buildup or character development to not waste your time here.B-movies don't bother me and I like a lot of movies that may be low budget, but this movies was just ridiculous. Very unsatisfying.
I'm a fan of the soaps, so I picked this movie up because of Terri and Frank. I thought the title was cheesy and wasn't expecting too much but any chance I can see Frank especially, I'm in.Enjoyed the funny scenes with Terri and the landlady but was disappointed that there wasn't more chemistry between Frank and Terri, their relationship seemed to move pretty fast.I really liked the Frank/FBI stuff and didn't even realize that candyman was in the movie. That was a bonus.Thought the idea of the script and the way the characters were tied together in the end was excellent which is why I gave this a good rating."i" only wish they would have picked a different title.
iMurders is a film about a small group of cyber-friends that meet-up once a week for an online chat. In their voice/video/text chats, the host (a special effects artist) chooses a game to play that lasts all month long. The winner of the final round gets a prize from the host's memorabilia collection.But being iMurders, things obviously go a lot further than that premise. The month's game is supposed to be a Survivor style game, in which chat members are "knocked off" one by one for saying the pre-determined code word. However, the host of this game is very quickly incapacitated, and the self-ordained replacement host decides the new rules of staying alive in this game.This film struck me with the number of character actors present... it runs the gamut from Tony Todd and Frank Grillo to the wonderful Gabrielle Anwar. However, even though those names get first billing, the spotlight here is placed on the less recognizable actors, such as Terri Colombino (the lead in iMurders).Ironically, Colombino bears a striking resemblance to Diane Lane, star of the similarly-themed (if much worse film) Untraceable.So, with all of these familiar actors finally getting their due, does the film do them justice? For the most part, it actually does! The plot is very interesting, and more interweaving than it seems to be in the first hour of the movie. There haven't been many good movies made about the dangers of "cyber-friends" that you've never met in person. And while the line-writing struggles to express any character's knowledge of the internet (multiple characters stiffly insert the word "computer" in front of other technology-based words, just in case you don't know what a chat room or keyboard is), ultimately the plot matters more than the believability.By the end, you only have so many options for who the chat room killer may be, and the reveal came way out of left field. It doesn't explain everything in the end though, which leaves you hanging with some plot gaps (such as the FBI's immediate knowledge of the chat room... the FBI didn't even know how to stop 9/11 from happening, so you can't tell me they caught on to the chat room the second its visitors started becoming victims), but I can forgive some things ultimately because the rest of the movie makes up for it easily.
I first heard about iMurders about a year ago when I saw the poster image. Which is awesome, very eye catching. I instantly added the film to my myspace and facebook fan list (funny since the plot of the movie revolves around "facespace"). I met the director at Project Twenty1's Film a thon in Philly, he is a great guy and very supportive of other's independent films.The film is filled with talented not quite A list actors (some used to be A list). The cast did a great job and you really got to know the full set of characters.I enjoyed the thriller and horror aspects of the film. It is really tough to bring suspense into the feel of a film, especially on a low indie style budget. I was pulled into the story and was waiting for what happened next. I have seen many indie thriller and horror films, most are laughable at best. This film really stands out compared to other indie thrillers. I hope the filmmakers are noticed from this film and have the chance to keep making great films.Check out the film and give some support to the indie filmmakers.