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uwantme2killhim?

uwantme2killhim?

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Based on the Vanity Fair article of the same title, a story about a young boy drawn into a web of lies through an online chatroom.

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70

The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck

The film's impact is greatly enhanced by the superb performances by the young lead actors who handle their characters’ complexities with impressive skill.

60

Total Film

Massively unlikely, but compelling to the last, it makes a decent fist of conveying the strength of internet attachments, even if filtering the unfolding drama through endless computer screens becomes a well-worn device.

50

RogerEbert.com by Sheila O'Malley

These are tantalizing glimpses, hinting at the deeper psychological abysses at play here, but they are left unexplored.

50

Village Voice by Chuck Wilson

A compelling but ultimately unsatisfying film.

50

Variety by Guy Lodge

Salaciously watchable but finally hokey.

40

Empire by Kim Newman

Interesting material let down by the occasionally pedestrian direction.

30

Los Angeles Times by Martin Tsai

Andrew Douglas, who directed the 2005 "The Amityville Horror" remake, mishandles the standard noir as straightforward drama and gives it an unfortunate after-school-special vibe.

30

The Dissolve by Noah Berlatsky

The pretense of concern, combined with the cynical manipulation of the plot for cheap thrills, is both transparently hypocritical and broadly repulsive.