Disconnect

I've been searching for this movie (Disconnect) since its release date, April 12.  It is an independent film that is on limited release to certain cities, and then only to certain theaters. 

The film follows 4 people (a reporter, alawyer, a couple, and an ex-cop) and their families as they navigate between their lives, the world wide web, and social media.  The previews are kind of misleading in that they don't go into a lot of detail, you just know that it has to do with the internet and some type of cyber crimes.  When the movie starts, I wasn't 100% sure of what was going on, and I thought I wasn't going to like it, but, as it moved along, I could empathize with the characters and their lives and what they were going through.  If you like the movies, "Traffic" or "Crash," then you'll really like this movie.  The guy in front of me said it was "excellent."  Don't know if I would go that far, but, it was pretty good. 

So, here's the ironic part:  the movie which is about social media, internet usage, etc (late 20th, early 21st century stuff), was showing in a theater that didn't have stadium seating (like theaters in the '80s), and it comes across a little "low budget," like it was filmed on a camcorder, but, you eventually ignore it as it gets better (I did anyway).  I'm sure the way it was filmed was on purpose, I don't know if I would like it filmed the way other movies are these days.

Rating:  3/5 stars