.com for Murder (2002)

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This high-tech, psychological thriller is set in the shadowy world of the Internet. Sondra Brummel is recovering from a skiing accident in her boyfriend's mansion, and accidently contacts a possible killer in an Internet chatroom. She and her friend Misty enter a virtual game that that becomes all too real.

Intro
". com for Murder" is a 2002 sci-fi criminal activity thriller directed by Nico Mastorakis, including Nastassja Kinski and Nicollette Sheridan among the cast. The movie tries to fuse the categories of whodunit mystery and cyber-crime thrillers.

Plot
The film focuses on the character of Sondra Brummel, played by Nastassja Kinski, who is recovering from a snowboarding accident and is homebound. Throughout her healing, her other half's younger sis, Misty (Nicollette Sheridan), pertains to stay with her in their hi-tech California home. The plot takes a thrilling turn when Sondra, mostly confined to a high-tech wheelchair, decides to surf the web and unintentionally arrive at a video-chat site, experiencing a murder in real-time through the internet.

Centerpiece
Using the exceptionally mechanized home to her benefit versus a menacing cyber-stalk killer, she depends on innovation to save her own life. The murderer, who is a tech-savvy serial killer (Roger Rignack), discovers Sondra's digital existence and tries to eliminate her as she had actually become a regrettable witness. The innovation that was as soon as her strength, paradoxically turns into a danger since of its vulnerability to adjustment.

Dispute and Resolution
The film heightens as Sondra, forgetting her constraints, utilizes every bit of her resourcefulness to protect herself and her young niece, who is now likewise in risk. The climax showcases a showdown of wits in between Sondra and the predator. Despite the cyber beast taking control over your house's gadgets and innovation, Sondra handles to free herself from the digital clutch; she, with the assistance of Misty, turns the tables on the killer in a captivating last conflict.

Critique
". com for Murder" was a movie that attempted to ride the early 2000s wave of thrillers fixated the alarming risks of the web. The film focused on giving a spine-chilling experience using the property of modern possibilities, parallelly addressing the worries about the misuse of innovation. Nevertheless, it wasn't gotten well critically, mainly due to its underdeveloped characters, a predictable plotline and its impractical portrayal of innovation, consider reality of the time.

Conclusion
In summary, ". com for Murder" is a thriller that attempts to look into the perils of the digital world, embodying the then emerging cybercrime narrative into its plot. Regardless of its fascinating facility and appealing set-up, the film didn't completely prosper in engaging its audience, largely due to the fact that of its simple and frequently impractical portrayal of computer innovation and the web. It does however work as an early example of the thriller subgenre that builds on society's dependence and fear of innovation.

Top Cast

  • Nastassja Kinski (small)
    Nastassja Kinski
    Sondra
  • Nicollette Sheridan (small)
    Nicollette Sheridan
    Misty
  • Roger Daltrey (small)
    Roger Daltrey
    Ben
  • Huey Lewis (small)
    Huey Lewis
    Agent Matheson
  • Jeffery Dean
    Werther / Albert
  • Melinda Clarke (small)
    Melinda Clarke
    Agent Williams
  • Kim Valentine (small)
    Kim Valentine
    Lynn
  • Charles Gunning (small)
    Charles Gunning
    PC Tech
  • Julie Strain (small)
    Julie Strain
    Exotic Dancer
  • Shelley Michelle (small)
    Shelley Michelle
    Exotic Dancer
  • Alice Davis
    Exotic Dancer