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The only problem I have is the ending why cut it off. Good premise but could have been developed more. Low budget

There's a lot of negative reviews for this film and, while I can see some of the issues pointed out by other users, I actually liked this much more than expected.

I found this film to be quite disturbing. It's a slow burn and yes, the fact that the entire film is shot on hand held devices can be a bit off-putting. I found it really effective though, and a simple way to highlight our reliance on technology. There are screens everywhere - I'm writing this on my phone and my laptop is open playing a series on my TV.

As a woman who has lived alone and has had her fair share of creeps, this movie builds the sense of dread quite well. Others have commented on its boring nature, but for me it was effective simply because it was about the quotidian activities of our lives - there's no horror, no major twists and turns, it's just about the life of one fairly ordinary (albeit pretty damn gorgeous) young woman.

That's why it works. She's realistic and relatable so seeing the escalation of the stalker's actions and its impact on her life and the people around her is super creepy.

Ashley Benson is beautiful. Now obviously that lies in the eye of the beholder, but most people will agree with this statement, so this is not really news. The movie itself is not really news either though and if you already disagree with the previous statement, then there's almost nothing left for you to watch (literally).

I'm not saying that the movie isn't good at all, what I am saying, is that the premise is far from new and it has been done better, though I don't expect there to be a masterpiece anytime soon. Whatever the case may be and whatever you may think of the "intentions" of the evil person in this or the premise itself: It's not really something that is sustainable for a feature length. Not with a script like that ... no matter how beautiful the main actress is

Not great but watchable at least.

This is a found-footage movie, web-cam and phone-cam (stalker) style.

Similar to 'Alone With Her (2006)' with Colin Hanks (except sole focus on the victim) which is one of my favorite found footage movies, so no it's not even close to being as good but I've seen a lot worse.

What makes and breaks a found footage movie is usually depending on if the leads are annoying or not (which is pretty common) since most of what we see is their faces through-out the running-time.

Luckily Emma played by Ashley Benson is not very annoying and comes across as fairly likable which helps the movie substantially, had she been annoying this would not had held up, it helps that she's easy on the eyes as well.

There's not all that much to say about the movie, we get to see through hacked web-cam on phone-cam so most of it is everyday stuff often from weird (but natural considering the source) angles.

I can understand that some people would find it boring but I didn't, even though I wasn't amazed by it either it was a passable time-waster.

All of the low reviews for this movie are most likely bandwagoners who want to seem cool and knock this film because it's a low budget. Indie film and doesn't have a lot of action. This is a PSYCHOLOGICAL movie and mind you, very creepy. It plays on a lot of our's worst fear, an intruder in our home, especially at night while we are sleeping. Or someone watching our every move. Ashley Benson also does a great job with her realistic portrayal of a girl who's just moved to another state to live on her own and doing some questionable and/or embarrassing things while alone, thinking no one is watching. And the ending, holy crap, I got chills all over my body, its so unexpected and scary and seems so real. This isn't nearly the best movie I've ever seen but I was glued to the screen, and I'm not afraid to say that, because they brought the creep factor and I was definitely paranoid after watching. If you scroll down you can see a lot of people rate this movie really well, before all these low ratings of "1" grouped together following each other like sheep. Come on, be realistic, this movie deserves much more than a 1. That is beyond exaggeration. I think if you like thrillers like this, you'll be in for a treat!