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Disconnect (2013)

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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.

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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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Average Rating: 3.9/5
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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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Sep 17, 2013

$1.4M

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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 ...

April 19, 2013 Full Review Source: Washington Post
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It's left to the actors to make up for the gaffes, and they're definitely up to the task.

April 18, 2013 Full Review Source: Seattle Times
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Even in the heightened awareness of a post- age (and its ), Disconnect is naturally gripping.

April 18, 2013 Full Review Source: NPR
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Journalists lie, spouses stray and thieves steal, but "Disconnect" keeps trying, unsuccessfully, to pin the blame on technology rather than its users.

April 18, 2013 Full Review Source: Newsday
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I preferred "Disconnect" 10 years ago when it was called "Crash."

April 18, 2013 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
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As cautionary tales go, "Disconnect" is a pretty good one, but it's not really a whole lot more than that.

April 18, 2013 Full Review Source: Arizona Republic
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Disconnect is disturbing and haunting, but most of all, it's an immensely compelling and taut thriller.

September 22, 2013 Full Review Source: We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered

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.

September 16, 2013 Full Review Source: Examiner.com
Examiner.com

...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.

August 17, 2013 Full Review Source: Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

A powerful tale about the dangers of spending a lifetime online or losing one's self to online fantasies or ideals.

June 30, 2013 Full Review Source: Big Hollywood
Big Hollywood

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.

June 12, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinemalogue.com
Cinemalogue.com

Tries to plug in to real emotions, but the parts are more powerful than the whole

May 26, 2013 Full Review Source: Movie Habit
Movie Habit

If a movie could have facial features, 'Disconnect' would wear a furrowed brow and earnest, worried eyes.

May 10, 2013 Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

A dark but powerful cautionary tale that benefits from strong performances from a talented cast.

May 10, 2013 Full Review Source: Times-Picayune
Times-Picayune

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.

May 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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.

May 2, 2013 Full Review Source: Fresno Bee
Fresno Bee

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.

May 2, 2013 Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

This movie doesn't need a reviewer, it needs a family mediator.

April 27, 2013 Full Review Source: East Bay Express
East Bay Express

Come on, guys: There's nothing cinematic about Googling.

April 26, 2013 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle

"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.

April 26, 2013 Full Review Source: Oregonian
Oregonian

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.

April 20, 2013 Full Review Source: Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

Sensitive performances from the entire cast are absorbing, especially Jason Bateman in his first full-on dramatic role.

April 19, 2013 Full Review Source: Beliefnet
Beliefnet

A dramatic triptych of loosely connected stories that mostly avoids the pitfalls of an easy target with solid work from all involved.

April 19, 2013 Full Review Source: Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine

Audience Reviews for Disconnect

WOW! The way the movie "Crash" shown light to our society's dark truth about racism and reveals how close the threads holding things together are wound, this movie does for exposing the potential darkness within the internet. The acting is TOP notch and I highly recommend this movie!
April 8, 2013
Tomassgringo

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If this was merely another cautionary tale of the dangers of technology, it might not have been so successful. After all, that concept is nothing new. What makes this account so real is the depth of human sorrow explored. Disconnect does a brilliant job of presenting individuals and their human failings. Loneliness is a pervading theme. There's a lot of melodrama here and for the most part it presents these people with honesty and believability. In an equation where the sum of the individual vignettes must add up to the power of the overall experience, Disconnect scores very high. There are profound moments of despair. A daughter's sobbing realization she did nothing to support her younger brother is heartbreaking. A childless couple confronted with each other's online histories is discomforting. The online conversation between a teen bully and the victim's father is insightful. That father is ably played by Jason Bateman in a serious turn that showcases a dramatic talent seldom seen in his comedic roles. He's exceptional but so is everyone else in this reflection of converging lives. There isn't a false performance in the entire lot. There's genuine feeling on display. That's what makes this portrait so effective.

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