DISCONNECT

Very interesting and fast-paced movie about the effects of all the techno communication tools  including; texting, email's, ipad's and ipod's, on interpersonal relationships.  We both rated it an 8.

There were 3 separate stories which all intertwined in some way as the film progressed. All the linking threads were believable and none of the action seemed Hollywood-fantasy.

One story involved 2 15 year old boys who pretended to be  Jessica , a high school girl. they posted a picture of her which they got  from another site  and started texting and emailing  this very shy and quiet classmate who these 2 kids had been picking on.  Jessica had a crush on the quiet guy who responded with innocent glee. The father  of the "victim" was played by Jason Bateman. He is such a good actor both in comedy and serious drama; plus he's wonderfully good looking with sexy eyes.

Another story was about identify theft and during the investigation to try to find out who was responsible, the 'online' secrets of the husband and wife were revealed to each other.

And the 3rd story and the one most complex was a reporter who wanted an exclusive story with a boy who did live sex chats and other requested acts. (all of which i was totally unaware of!! i know, i know; pretty naive of me.) All the young people lived in a house together with a dorm father. A lot of them were minors. Anyway, this storyline brought up a lot of other issues; how truthful should reporters be to the person they are interviewing, the ethical matter of overlooking illegal acts in order to "get the story".

I don't want to say any more about the 3 stories in this movie, because how they develop and the ties to the other stories would ruin some of the unexpected events.