Disconnect Reviews

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

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.

Full Review | Original Score: A

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

Full Review | Original Score: B

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

Full Review | Original Score: 7.9/10

Handsomely shot and judiciously edited, the film benefits from a superlative cast ...

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

It's left to the actors to make up for the gaffes, and they're definitely up to the task.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Even in the heightened awareness of a post- age (and its ), Disconnect is naturally gripping.

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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.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

In the sobering drama Disconnect, technology is one of the culprits that separate people from each other - but not the only one.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

A penetrating examination of who we are as a people and culture living in the advanced electronic age of the here and now—a place as potentially dangerous and harmful as it is radically convenient.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

...a movie with mounting tension, not an easy one to watch, that ends with a thud...up until the last five minutes, though, this is thoroughly engrossing.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10

"There wasn't a moment during this movie when I was thinking about anything other than this movie"

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5

By the end of Disconnect, the destination may not be as satisfying as it could've been (or initially seemed to be), but the journey often is.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

One of the rare films that directly responds to and expresses modern anxieties.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

Three compelling dramas about lives shattered by thieves using the tools of technology to steal things of great value to their victims.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5

Working with a strong cast and a well-crafted Andrew Stern script, director Henry Alex Rubin has woven an effective tapestry of modern alienation.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Some of the rawest and most energetic filmmaking I've seen in some time.

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Intense, powerful film explores joys and dangers of the Web.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

A deeply flawed motion picture containing moments of brilliance that illustrate its strong thematic content.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

Disconnect is tough to watch at times because it cuts so close to the bone. That's also why it's so effective.

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