The Den (2014)

The movie is about how this guy hacks this girls profile and acts like her on her accounts. But everyone in the movie always stays logged into the website. It makes no sense.

Maybe the worst movie ever! Terrible ending and nothing at all is explained, total waste of time. Movie shot like "found footage" to make it even worse

It's like a fourth horror movie that involves web chat or social chat/gathering online, ending up in murders. Nothing new.That said, in the beginning, I had some hope and the movie wasn't exactly awfully produced with awful acting working in its favor. BUT, it goes downhill the moment director starts introducing the wonders of hacking taking over everything in protagonist's life. Even the cops can't track these amazing hackers (yes, the same agencies like NSA, tapped into our computers can't track down hackers killing people).Apart from Hollywood hacking, you lose all interest in the killers who are shown in full view wearing generic masks trying to look scary while killing in some of THE most mundane manner. I've seen more horrifying deaths on Liveleak.Overall, movie didn't do anything new and failed to bring something new to the genre of "social chat turning into murder", which is already stale after like 3-4 movies.I am giving it 3 cause the protagonist isn't a bad actress and did her job most of the time, convincingly.Also, I was going to watch Allied, no idea why I decided to watch a boring "horror" movie instead. I regret everything.

I compare this movie (Hacked or The Den) to Unfriended and those viewers who either liked, disliked or LOVED the aforementioned movie of the same ilk will totally understand why (even if the premise of both movies was NOT). I fall into the latter group, having watched Unfriended obsessively, enjoying the subliminal hints provided and ONLY comprehended by those who also "got" the movie; realising why certain (seemingly unimportant details) were necessary for the movie to work.I've started my review with the above to assist those interested in watching this movie when deciding whether it's one they would enjoy.I do not wish to rob any chance potential viewers of Hacked (aka The Den) may have of enjoying this brilliant movie (albeit behind slightly open fingers of both hands covering their faces, most DEFINITELY towards the end), therefore I will not take this opportunity to spoil what I feel is a seriously original plot which will leave most with a more apprehensive and discerning outlook on just how technology, the web and the potential vulnerability we all place ourselves in spending so much time engaging with people online.I guess there are 3 main significant differences between this movie and Unfriended; the first being that it is a lot more graphically disturbing scenes. Secondly (and most essentially), the main character is EXTREMELY likable which is why I personally feel this movie works more effectively from the onset. Most of the reviews (both from the general public AND critics) for Unfriended acknowledged how unlikable all of the characters were. I intend to write a review for Unfriended as I feel that this was deliberate on the Director's part and most definitely essential to the whole point of the movie. Lastly (and I promise to refrain from raving about a movie other than the one I am meant to be discussing after this!), I cannot envisage my wish to re-watch Hacked as many times as I did Unfriended in order to identify small pertinent details that compelled me to keep re-watching it due to how disturbing the ending is.I genuinely thought I had nailed the gnarled ending of this movie (YES! am finally referring SOLELY to Hacked, HALLELUJAH!) from about 30 minutes in but BOY was I wrong! The twists and turns throughout made me feel like I was on a rogue roller-coaster and my head is still dizzy even an hour after watching it. NOT because I didn't get it but BECAUSE everything made sense! Ironically, the last scene (consisting of less than a minute) is the most disturbing despite a total abstinence of ANY violence and without revealing a thing (which would defeat the whole object of me writing a review that doesn't contain spoilers, as well as ensuring it will be my first and last chance to provide feedback to others by being black listed), you will only be able to understand (and undoubtedly agree) with this statement if you choose to watch the entire movie.Hacked is brilliantly acted from the entire cast, does nothing that isn't needed to deliver and succeeds in doing just that.........even if the message is seriously unsavoury! Bloody Amazing, though not sure I will be watching it again just yet.......for all of the right reasons!!!!