To me, this movie is perfection.

Dreadfully Boring

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

I am not a big fan of movies about teen angst, but I'd heard some good things about Chatroom. I'm glad I gave it a try! It wasn't a brilliant movie by any means, but it characterized the Internet quite well. I think if anyone has been on the 'net long enough, they've run into manipulative people like William, so his character was believable. Even his ability to manipulate people was quickly as he did was quite believable, as lonely people on the 'net are apt to follow anyone with a good story.I would have scored it higher, except I did not care for the stop-action films within a film and I did not care for the "Jim's father" storyline being kept open-ended. In all, it was as good as I had expected, if not a bit better, based on what I had read. It was a bit better than I expected, based on my lack of fondness for teen angst stories. Definitely a solid 7, with a toehold in the 8 range if I'm feeling generous. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS I did find it a bit convenient that Mo's friend was willing to help him, even after he confessed to being interested in the friend's under-age sister. I think it wouldn't have taken the other long to realize that the story about the penguins was important to Jim and, if he wanted to make a statement with his death, that he would choose that place to die. It might have added a couple of lines of dialogue and a bit more tension to the scene.I also found William's death to be shocking, if not a bit expected. He was obviously disturbed from the beginning and at odds with himself. He was probably struggling with his own desire to kill himself (hence Jim being a hero to William, if Jim shot himself) and he probably would have taken his own life with the gun if he could not convince Jim to use it. His falling in front of the train was a nice change, rather than committing suicide by cop as I expected him to do. It was also nice seeing a hint of William's internal struggle, as he tries to work up the courage to kill himself earlier in the film and his thought to stop Jim's suicide, however briefly it lasted.

One person can have a lot of influence on others. You usually don't believe when people say it, because c'mon – it's just one person and not even an adult, but a teenager! What the hell can he do?? Apparently, a lot.I guess it has to be fair to say, that I have never ever participated in any of the chatrooms. Yes, maybe it is weird to say that for a 20th century person, buuuut… I always was different. Or weird. Call it how you want it. But I am not the subject I wanted to talk about today.We all have problems. Just a few people are living happily without any concerns and those people are not the main characters of this movie. Movie starts of how William creates a chatroom for Chelsea teens (with an exclamation mark!) where they can discuss whatever they want. That ends up discussing about what they hate. And William decides to help these poor teens with their problems. Sounds nice, doesn't it? Well, it would if William didn't have his own motive – to actually sabotage their lives. He wants to be in control, that is why in the beginning he is shown making dolls (like a junior puppeteer). Maybe it's because his parents want to be in control of his life.Well I can't say I particularly liked this movie, but it does show that all of us have different views of life and we want different things in life. Of course, sometimes psychopaths appear and ruin the beautiful picture. Maybe this movie was just created for the message of "Be careful kids, on the Internet". It could be shown in class. But for me, it was a good way of showing how one person can work through others psychology and make them do things they never thought they would.

I've heard of Chatroom through one of the many Horror lists I've checked here, and while it doesn't fit that genre description (not even tagged as such), it is a pretty disturbing film, and very well made. As a Horror freak, I watch many many films, most of them Horror, and Chatroom has one of the most original and artistic concepts I've ever seen! It shows a very nice interpretation of what people "look" like when they chat online.The screenplay, script, story and build-up are pretty nice and fit the overall concept. There aren't any real twists, but the plot does thicken at some point in a rather surprising way. The acting is also pretty nice, no more no less. Each of the characters is portrayed pretty much the way it should. I did feel that Aaron Taylor-Johnson slightly lacked the charisma and "charm" to play the role of devious insidious William, and yet he managed to pull it off. Nothing much can be said about the cinematography, as it's only there for the locations and the decoration/set. Soundtrack is also nice...So with everything being mediocre at best, why would I rate Chartroom so relatively high? Again, on account of the original and almost genius concept. It's been a while since I've seen such original and artistic work, and I'd highly recommend giving this film a chance, if only for that.

If you like psychological thrillers such as Donnie Darko or The Butterfly Effect, then you will love this film. It perfectly meets the 'psychological thriller' genre by including elements of horror, mystery and plot twists through out the entire film.It's a film that reflects troubled teens in a very realistic way. It shows aspects of the internet without using cheesy text talk, emoticons, or any other typical languages used in most 'wannabe teen' films. Instead of all that, an entire world is created in online form, making it so the film isn't just five lonely teenagers staring at a computer screen.I would not take the IMDb rating into account. There are not many films that reveal the lives of lonely and depressed teenagers this realistically. The script was very powerful, the editing was incredible and the acting was remarkable (especially Matthew Beard, in my opinion).It is definitely worth watching.