I've always had a mixed opinion on desktop films, I think if done well, can work brilliantly, and others not so much. This is one of those not so much type films.
Firstly the plot as a whole was quite silly and some may even say a bit stupid. For what should've been a very serious film had many plot holes which made the film often unbelievable. A journalist (who was racist earlier about a co-worker from the same country!) begins to absolutely fall head over heels for this terrorist after he shows her his gun and some trash flirt talk. Other than her almost blowing her cover a million times, as a journalist, she should've been aware of the insanity of ISIS already before doing her research, yet still was convinced that this terrorist could change her life for the better. She's stupid enough to lose her boyfriend after posting about the terrorist on her own personal Facebook account, and I did not feel the connection between either character at all. It felt like she was just talking into a screen knowing she's being recorded and trying not to laugh like her friends are behind the screen making silly faces. The acting was also irritating from pretty much all characters, and they all felt like they were talking to a brick wall trying to act (and I'm British so that's saying something).
I will give that it's an interesting (and terrifying!) concept based on a true story which I did research after, but I felt like the film was trying too hard to make it something it's not, once again making it laughable at some points. The final video message at the end was the highlight bit though, and even made me feel scared for the character (the only time the film engaged me).
Ultimately, it was a decent concept, but they couldn't maintain it and engage me in enough since it seemed like they were trying too hard. 5.5/10.
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