Disconnect (2013)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 70
Fresh: 47 | Rotten: 23
It's didactic in spots and melodramatic in others, but Disconnect's strong cast helps make it a timely, effective exploration of modern society's technological overload.
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 8
It's didactic in spots and melodramatic in others, but Disconnect's strong cast helps make it a timely, effective exploration of modern society's technological overload.
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Movie Info
Murderball director Henry Alex Rubin explores the destructive potential of the internet in this ensemble drama starring Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, and Alexander Skarsgård. His marriage dissolving before his very eyes, a former Marine (Skarsgård) ruins his credit by gambling online as his wife (Paula Patton) strikes up an intimate relationship on a popular social networking site. When identity theft puts their life savings at risk, the couple tracks down the man (Michael Nyqvust) they believe is
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Cast
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Jason Bateman
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Hope Davis
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Frank Grillo
Mike Dixon -
Michael Nyqvist
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Paula Patton
Cindy Hull -
Andrea Riseborough
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Alexander Skarsgård
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Colin Ford
Jason Dixon -
Jonah Bobo
Ben Boyd -
Haley Ramm
Abby Boyd -
Norbert Leo Butz
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Kasi Lemmons
Roberta Washington -
John Sharian
Ross Lynd -
Aviad Bernstein
Frye -
Teresa Celentano
Maria -
Marc Jacobs
Harvey -
Cole Michael Mohr
Cole -
Kevin Csolak
Shane -
Antonella Lentini
Cassie -
Tessa Albertson
Isabella -
Erin Wilhelmi
Tracy -
Ryder Gering
Drive by Bully #1 -
Andrew Seddon
Drive by Bully #2 -
Nicholas Zakotiria
Muscle Head -
Alex Manette
McManus -
Adalberto Bermudez
Gym Owner -
Deidre Daly
Math Teacher -
Darlene Troiano
Drycleaning Customer -
Mark Zupan
Drug Dealer -
Katelin Baxter
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Jackie Austin
Webcam Model #2
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All Critics (70) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (23)
Handsomely shot and judiciously edited, the film benefits from a superlative cast ...
Top CriticIt's left to the actors to make up for the gaffes, and they're definitely up to the task.
Even in the heightened awareness of a post- age (and its ), Disconnect is naturally gripping.
Journalists lie, spouses stray and thieves steal, but "Disconnect" keeps trying, unsuccessfully, to pin the blame on technology rather than its users.
I preferred "Disconnect" 10 years ago when it was called "Crash."
As cautionary tales go, "Disconnect" is a pretty good one, but it's not really a whole lot more than that.
Disconnect is disturbing and haunting, but most of all, it's an immensely compelling and taut thriller.
While "Disconnect" may not offer anything new to the argument against the overuse of technology, it remains a well-made film with strong performances from the entire cast.
...long after Rubin's absorbing menu of issues intersect in a sparkling and unpredictable climax, his film likely will leave you thinking about much of what you've witnessed.
A powerful tale about the dangers of spending a lifetime online or losing one's self to online fantasies or ideals.
There are some powerful moments, and the film remains edgy and compelling for about an hour before its interlocking structure becomes more constricting and heavy-handed.
Tries to plug in to real emotions, but the parts are more powerful than the whole
If a movie could have facial features, 'Disconnect' would wear a furrowed brow and earnest, worried eyes.
A dark but powerful cautionary tale that benefits from strong performances from a talented cast.
It doesn't all work -- and it sometimes feels like a much smarter take on Paul Haggis' Crash -- but enough of it works to make it a worthwhile film.
There's no way to see this film and not be concerned each time an electronic device is used. That kind of visceral reaction is what makes the film so disturbingly brilliant.
By constantly weaving these tales together, Rubin takes humanity out of the equation, almost as if all these human intersections were engineered by technology, not an increasingly interrelated world.
This movie doesn't need a reviewer, it needs a family mediator.
Come on, guys: There's nothing cinematic about Googling.
"Disconnect" would have been wiser to focus more on the everyday ways technology alienates us from each other, rather than descend to this sort of fear-mongering melodrama.
There are no revelations or surprises, just newspaper editorial-style lamentations disguised as cautionary tales. I'd rather watch racism push Sandra Bullock down the stairs in Crash.
Sensitive performances from the entire cast are absorbing, especially Jason Bateman in his first full-on dramatic role.
A dramatic triptych of loosely connected stories that mostly avoids the pitfalls of an easy target with solid work from all involved.
Audience Reviews for Disconnect
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- Rich Boyd: Your son is fucking sadistic and he needs help.
- Mike Dixon: My son needs help? At least my son didn't try to hang himself.
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