I have enjoyed Jason Reitman's earlier films, but this one feels incomplete, or at least unbalanced. The narration (by the wonderful Emma Thompson) is completely unnecessary and always feels out of place. I can see that they're trying to tie together all of the ensemble storylines but it comes off as sloppy. The acting is fine and I like how they show the on-screen communications over the actors. It's a nice way to avoid always displaying close-ups of screens, similar to how House of Cards displays text messages. Oftentimes this film reminds me of Disconnect from two years ago, another movie about people trying to connect in a digital world. Both these films feature too many characters to really delve into one story fully. Maybe it's because we're already well aware of the dangers of cyberspace and the films offer nothing new, but these movies are like The Net from the nineties, they will be forgotten quickly as technology evolves at a rapid pace, leaving them dated and hard to relate to.

2.5 Stars (out of 5)