Open Windows

Name: Open Windows
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: November 7, 2014
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Elijah Wood, Neil Maskell, Sasha Grey

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Cinedigm | Release Date: November 7, 2014 | Not Rated

Starring: Elijah Wood, Neil Maskell, Sasha Grey

Summary: Nick (Elijah Wood) is excited to discover that he’s won a dinner date with his favorite actress, Jill Goddard (Sasha Grey). But when Jill refuses to honor the contest, her manager Chord (Neil Maskell) makes an offer Nick can’t refuse: the ability to view Jill secretly via computer. Nick begins watching the unknowing star on her webcam, notNick (Elijah Wood) is excited to discover that he’s won a dinner date with his favorite actress, Jill Goddard (Sasha Grey). But when Jill refuses to honor the contest, her manager Chord (Neil Maskell) makes an offer Nick can’t refuse: the ability to view Jill secretly via computer. Nick begins watching the unknowing star on her webcam, not realizing that this decision will put both himself and Jill at risk as they enter a terrifying world of cat-and-mouse where nothing—and no one—are as they seem.… Expand

Director: Nacho Vigalondo

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Marc Savlov

Nov 5, 2014

Open Windows has plenty to say about both the death of privacy and the dominion of the always-connected digiverse we now inhabit, and editor Bernat Vilaplana does a remarkable job of keeping the film’s frenetic pace rushing headlong toward an ending that you’ll never see coming. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Nov 7, 2014

Open Windows goes from crazy to Crazy to CRAZY, but maintains enough energy and cultural currency to keep the entertainment value high. Read full review

Justin Chang

Oct 7, 2014

A fiendishly inventive thriller built around an audacious if unsustainable gimmick, Open Windows elevates Hitchcockian suspense to jittery new levels of mayhem and paranoia. Read full review

David Ehrlich

Nov 5, 2014

Open Windows attempts to disguise a revenge movie by cloaking it in the flash of a voyeuristic techno-thriller, but the combined concepts are so high that the film resolves as Vigalondo reaches his Icarus moment, the corpse so mangled and unpleasant the project’s ambition can only be identified via dental records. Read full review

John DeFore

Oct 7, 2014

It's pretty silly stuff, leaving the film to rely on more conventional car chases, woman-in-peril scenarios and mistaken identity to keep things interesting -- all seen on that laptop via security cameras and the like. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Oct 7, 2014

Vigalondo is shooting for something densely layered, an expression of the complexity and moral murkiness of the hacker sphere, but he doesn’t have the plot sorted out. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Nov 6, 2014

Smothered by a storm of visual tics — and the tiniest of nods to “Rear Window” (1954) — any social commentary takes second place to multitasking gimmickry. Read full review

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Joem33

Dec 1, 2014

Brilliantly done, Nacho Vigalondo! I'm definitely adding this master-piece to my list of best movies seen this year. From start to finish, I couldn't take my eyes off my laptop screen as I watched the intriguing, captivating plot of Open Windows unfurl.
If you're down for a "mild"Brilliantly done, Nacho Vigalondo! I'm definitely adding this master-piece to my list of best movies seen this year. From start to finish, I couldn't take my eyes off my laptop screen as I watched the intriguing, captivating plot of Open Windows unfurl.
If you're down for a "mild" introduction to the powers of modern day digital hacking, intertwined with a brilliant story and amazing directing, Open Windows is what you're certainly looking for!… Expand

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royphishooh

Feb 19, 2015

Entertaining and original - two adjectives that you can't use for too many Hollywood films these days. Open Windows is a fine work, with excellent direction and some great ideas.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

itsrobert13

Nov 12, 2014

I don't understand why the critics understimate that movie when he's the most original movie I saw ever. Some critics needs a second whatch.
VIGALONDO ROCKS!

3 of 3 users found this helpful30

Marcillis

Feb 25, 2020

What did the filmmakers expect when they took the lead actress of adult films? I am not surprised that the film turned out to be weak! The plot is full of logical inconsistencies, otherwise how to explain that applications like Utopia p2p are not mentioned in a word? Even Elijah Wood doesWhat did the filmmakers expect when they took the lead actress of adult films? I am not surprised that the film turned out to be weak! The plot is full of logical inconsistencies, otherwise how to explain that applications like Utopia p2p are not mentioned in a word? Even Elijah Wood does not save her game, and to be honest, he is more associated with the hobbit Frodo.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 7, 2017

A work that is not innovative but knows how to take the plot and its narrative well, managing in a style similar to the recent Unfriended but with much better results.
Open Windows is a simple movie, but it manages to capture your attention and that is a very big point in its favor.

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ECW

Feb 3, 2015

The title is very attractive, but in my opinion the end product is just a mix of concepts that don't complement each other.
"Open Windows" is easy to visualize because it involves suspense and plays with technology such as our everyday devices. The problem is that it doesn't go further intoThe title is very attractive, but in my opinion the end product is just a mix of concepts that don't complement each other.
"Open Windows" is easy to visualize because it involves suspense and plays with technology such as our everyday devices. The problem is that it doesn't go further into the themes it presents.

Once all the action inside the hotel come to an end, the rest seems to go out wildly. Nacho Vigalondo imposes a breakneck pace ... the problem is that history doesn't keep up.
At one point, I had to go back a few minutes to see if there was a logical thread connecting everything. I don't consider that the problem is on the technical side but in the text. The concepts are good, but the rest ...

It is unfortunate that "Open Windows" waste the potential that its beginning promised.… Expand

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horcrux2007

May 28, 2015

Before Unfriended and The Den came out, the first "laptop horror film", Open Windows, in which the entire plot is told through the screen of a computer. I give it props for being very ambitious and having a interesting premise, but so much went wrong in this movie that those things aren'tBefore Unfriended and The Den came out, the first "laptop horror film", Open Windows, in which the entire plot is told through the screen of a computer. I give it props for being very ambitious and having a interesting premise, but so much went wrong in this movie that those things aren't enough to make this a truly good movie. Open Windows is about a man named Nick Chambers (Elijah Wood) who gets caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse after given the chance to spy on his favorite movie actress, Jill Goddard (Sasha Grey). The movie opens well enough, and it's mildly thrilling until the film starts thinking it's smarter than it actually is. Open Windows bombards you with plot twists after only 20 minutes, and I don't mean little tiny revelations that are found in virtually every movie. I mean plot-altering events, and there's one of them about every 10 minutes. This movie just tries to go bigger and crazier as the plot progresses, and it gets so confusing and aggravating that you don't care by the time you get to the final act. Open Windows was a huge disappointment for me. If you want effective laptop horror, I suggest The Den or Unfriended.… Expand

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