Enter The World Wide Web. A world of possibility, fun, taboo, wonder, and William. A hacker and sociopath, William has a past with the internet, of being up to no good, and now he's up to his old tricks again.

You see William likes to take on little projects... and to insulate himself he befriends four impressionable kids, while he pursues a career of assisted-suicide on those around him.

When the four realize what is going on they must band together with another hacker to take William down once and for all, and save the lives of the innocent Jim he has his sights on this time.

Perhaps the movie is telling us simply to be aware, to be mindful of what strangers tell us or show us online, and not get sucked into online worlds, but it is saying far more than that. It shows us just how much we already are immersed in that world.

Even now as I type this review, I am mindful of the audience I write to, but I have never tried to be anything but myself online, I imagine to do otherwise would be too exhausting, but there are scary people out there, predators, hunting the minds of children, to use, to destroy, and discard them.

Let us not forget those impressionable, young, brave and lost souls that life has left behind, in prayer, amongst them Maria Herrera 12 years old, Phoebe Prince 15, Megan Meiers 13, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover 11, who were victims to such heartless and thoughtless violence.

In the final analysis, I do think the movie had a lot to say, what created William. We can blame bullies, teachers, politicians, the fact we pay athletes millions, and teachers next to nothing, education is important, but in the end, it starts in the home. There will always be pitfalls, and technology will always be so far ahead of our hearts, the disconnect at home is pervasive, so cleave not to the bits and bytes and data that flow, but rather believe the beauty of the world, the richness of family, and your own voice is valid, creative, and capable. We are left with options. A choice each moment, to believe and realize with lies, or awaken to a worthy self, it's been with us all along.

A movie worth seeing, about a topic worth discussing, but sadly very little development on the character of William, and the story ultimately is a bit superficial. I love the idea, the cast was decent, and the directing also good, the color and tactile images were really cool, but it just was lacking a bit. The story could have been more developed perhaps, with some more intelligent dialog and writing.

I didn't really know what to expect with this film. There wasn't much media hype or anything of such so I thought I'd give it a go anyway.

I was a bit unsure of how the storyline was going to set out. The general pace of the film was quite set out as I didn't feel as if there were any parts that tend to have dragged on.

The character development was good, however, some characters such as Emily could have had a bit more involvement during.

Some of the acting was a bit tinny at times, especially at the start but it seemed to ease off as the story became more involved.

The ending was a slight shock and did in fact have me on the edge of my seat which I was incredibly surprised at!

The creepiness of Aaron Johnson's character William was what did it for me. I think he played it pretty well.

Overall, if you're looking for a film which incorporates some modern day technology and a bit of a nut job, this one is for you!

While I admire the rationale behind CHATROOM, a would-be thriller that looks at the dark side of Internet-age communication, I have to say that it just doesn't work as an emotionally satisfying film. The film grabs the topic of Internet chat – and all the bullying, perversion and peer group pressure that goes with it – and explores it in an unusual way. The participants are shown meeting up in physical rooms and speaking face to face. The idea behind this, I guess, is that showing them sitting quietly and endlessly typing back and forth would have been boring, but that method was used in at least a couple of successful documentaries I've seen (TALLHOTBLOND and CATFISH) so I don't necessarily buy it.

In any case, what follows is a psychological exploration of both the positive and negative sides of the experience. At first, speaking to fellow teens allows the participants freedom of expression and friendship, but that soon degenerates into violence. Sadly, there just isn't enough plot to sustain the hour and a half run time, so before long the pacing slows right down and we're left endlessly waiting for something to happen.

The script, which is based on a stage play, feels staged and slightly pretentious; I can see how it would have worked better given the physical constraints of the theatre, but that format feels artificial here. There's a whole self-conscious feel to the proceedings. It's a shame, because the bright young cast certainly give it their all: Aaron Johnson is absolutely fiendish in the central role, Imogen Poots is lovely, and both Hannah Murray and Daniel Kaluuya give oddly touching turns.

The real star, of course, is Hideo Nakata, weirdly imported in to direct a movie which he can't make any mark on whatsoever. A single, chilling scene of an Asian girl committing suicide on webcam is the only reminder that Nakata's a king in the J-horror genre.