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8/10
Important TV that should be part of the school curriculum
markgorman16 January 2015
An outstanding performance by Maisie Williams (I don't know her from Game of Thrones but if she's as good on that as she is here it must be worth watching).

She singlehandedly carries a one hour drama about cyber bullying drawn from real world examples.

It dramatically personifies the impact of trolling in teenage circles and turns Maisie's own trolling on its head through the use of a hacker who communicates directly with her in her bedroom and plays the role of a modern St Peter at the pearly gates holding a mirror up to her misdemeanours.

The film has many twists and turns and can never be predicted. It's a tough role for a young actor to carry off but she succeeds with flying colours.

The lessons are clear and powerful. That's why it should be shown in social education classes to demonstrate the extremes that trolling can get to.
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7/10
Not what you expected
eggsyglasses28 October 2017
'Cyberbully'is about a teenage girl Casey (played by Maisie Williams) who has her life revolving around social media which later comes back to bite her. The program had a good build up but unfortunately, I was not satisfied at the end as I didn't see the way Maisie's new mindset.

This was a really good show which should be watched by many teenagers and young adults who use social media frequently.
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8/10
Worth watching
locharrow15 January 2015
A low budget film but very well executed. I am not of the virtual generation but whether or not this film is accurate ( and the degree of hacking seems unlikely ) it is a well illustrated fable of our modern age dealing with an issue that is becoming more prevalent. It is very difficult for all of us to understand that what we do online is a real and that we should be prepared to take responsibility for what we do. Our online activities maybe pursued in the virtual world but the consequences of those actions will be played out in real time, by real people with real results. Perhaps it is time to stop calling it "cyberspace" or " virtual reality" as it seems to be the place that many people spend a lot of time in. The film has the feel of a stage play, written by some-one who wants to bring an issue to life. And I think they have succeeded, well done to all involved.
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A pretty engaging plot holds an effective and topical cautionary tale and advice
bob the moo20 February 2015
This short drama was promoted mainly off the attraction of Maisie Williams (she of Game of Thrones fame) and it was the reason I came to it. I wasn't sure quite what the plot was, beyond the title laying out the subject area, and it was a nice surprise to find that it was several things, and because of this, they all worked pretty well. On the face of it we have a drama where two characters communicate across a computer – one of whom we do not see, the other being the main character Casey. This starts slowly, and at first I was struggling with watching characters type to one another, but it got better once the text became voice chat, and the plot started to unfold.

Although it has issues that are not really resolved and did bug me a little, mostly the plot works. The elements where I felt I was just being asked to "go with it" were not always perfect, but it is the movement of the viewer within the plot that makes it engaging. Our sympathies change around slightly through the hour – not really twists and turns as such, but it does move well. This working allows the drama to do something else – which is to be a social message too, but to be one in a way that works and doesn't have people turning off because they feel like they are being preached at. It is a fine line at times, but mostly it manages to stay on the right side of it to produce a topical drama which stands as a cautionary tale that makes one thing about the issues.

The drama keeps it from being too heavy handed, and shifting the viewer round encourages thought – not only of the drama, but of the subjects, which in turn then helps the social message aspect hit home more effectively. I am old enough not to have had to deal with the internet while at school, but I do feel for those who are born into that because it is so easy to have anonymous people tear at you for the sake of it; people like to label others trolls, but as with this drama, often just the culture of cruel comments and sarcasm from "regular" people is just as damaging.

The cast is limited to a handful of people, with Williams being the only person really in it for longer than a few scenes – indeed I don't think she is ever really off the screen since the whole film is in real time and plays out entirely in her bedroom. She is excellent; delivering a lot with her face and really getting into her character – it is not easy to hold the film up in this way, particularly when you are alone and acting at a computer screen, but she does it very well and contributes to making the plot work by virtue of her character. Of the others it is worth mentioning Haruka Abe. Although she only has a few scenes in videos online, she convinces at being cheerful and likable, while also being naïve, but more importantly she sells the change in her pretty well without over playing it; it is a small role but an important one and she does it well.

Cyberbully isn't perfect as a drama, but it works better than I expected and moves the viewer around nicely as well as being reasonably gripping. The social aspect benefits from this, as it delivers a thoughtful cautionary tale and advice, but avoids being preachy or alienating – which is a difficult thing to do, so kudos to it for that.
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7/10
Good Movie!
laptoppclaptop13 August 2016
This movie is a proof that you can make a good film with minimal means - what is important is the right idea, good script, good actress. The audience creates suspense in their heads. This suspense thriller was more interesting than many movies with lots of actors and special effects and fancy sets that I have seen. I think it was because the psychological suspense and protagonists duel with unknown antagonist was so well created. And Maisie Williams did a very good job carrying the movie all by herself. I remember there was once a film with similar idea, phone booth, with Colin Farrell in the main role - but I liked this film much more. And the film had some good messages too.
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6/10
Surprisingly effective, but it goes a bit ridiculous at the end
luke-a-mcgowan2 April 2015
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Cyberbully is a surprisingly effective, well-paced thriller considering the small world issues it faces and the small world environment in which it takes place. Within only five minutes, I was hooked.

First off the bat, Maisie Williams was startlingly good as Casey, the film's only real actress, and she carries the short film on her young shoulders. She wanes between hysterical and depressed and upset with talent that escapes her more high profile Game of Thrones co- stars. The direction is superb - the film is as taut as a wire for most of its first half.

However, where the film's best and worst assets are is in its screenplay. For the first 45 minutes or so, I was captivated by the interplay between Casey and her hacker. Then when he begins goading her into committing suicide, I was taken out of the film and never got back in. Had the film concluded with the hacker being a suicide victim's father, I would have been much happier with it. Instead, it goes on and on, and whilst the conclusion was quite effective, once the hacker's motives became too dark and convoluted, it was hard to remain as engrossed as I was earlier.

Overall, Cyberbully is an important film, tackling its subject matter with strength and poise, and is carried by strong direction and an amazing performance from Maisie Williams.
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9/10
All Hail Maisie Williams
slightlymad2215 January 2015
This was a brilliant bit of TV, that should be shown in EVERY school around the country!!

Plot In A Paragraph: Casey (A brilliant Maisie Williams) is targeted by an online hacker, who begins to torture her, by threatening to post 5 topless photos online that she sent to her ex boyfriend, if she does not do exactly as she says.

If I was impressed with Maisie Williams in Games Of Thrones (and she is one of my favourites) then she blew me away here. She carries the weight of this full movie on her tiny shoulders. She is the only one on screen for about over 90% over this movie, and she does a brilliant job!! Which is even more impressive when you consider how old Williams is. I hope she wins some type of award for this, as she certainly deserves it.

It is intense, gut wrenching, harrowing and utterly compelling!! I could not stop watching from the minute it started.
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7/10
A powerful piece
Milkybarkid10415 January 2015
Taking real life situations and stories, the creators of this one episode drama are geniuses in their work, using emotive languages and even pictures to show how shady the world of the internet can truly be. The main characters actor, Masie Williams, is showing off her true ability and proving, as if anyone would doubt, that she can do much more than just Game of Thrones, with an amazing performance were she superbly expresses the guilt that a person in her position would feel.. It instills a light sense of fear and thrill throughout as the danger is always present and intimidating. It achieves it's goal of also teaching the general public on what they shouldn't do online well. Cyberbully uses the interesting technique of staying in only one place the entire duration, this, as many movies before it have shown, can be tricky and risks getting boring if it isn't executed well, which this certainly was., managing to keep my early attention lasting until the very end. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a thought provoking drama.
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10/10
Thrilling from the very first second!
A Teenager gets hacked and extorted by a stranger via her own computer. Now she has to cope with his moods and prevent her own calumny.

This short film started accidentally after another YouTube-Video I watched about the issue of cyperbullying. Right since the first second I simply could not stop watching this movie. The tension, the setting, the music, and especially Maisie Williams impressing acting skills got my eyes glued to the screen from beginning to end. It was so enthralling!!! I have never experienced something like that before. Just watch it and not only get an original view on cyberbullying but also one hour of pure suspense.
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6/10
Very good beginning, but the end...
Mabie10 November 2015
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I totally agree with "Luke-a-McGowan": The first three-quarters of the movie were just superb! And I really thought that the hacker was a friend of Li, or her father. Everything just pointed to this direction and it would be so fitting. As the movie went on, I even thought that it could be possible, that Casey just had a mental breakdown, and suffered from hallucinations because she found out of Li's death and could not accept her fault in it and that's why she confronted her self with this hacker (which would be perfectly fine with me, either). But it came otherwise. In the very last minutes of the movie I realized that they will make the big mistake to never reveal the person behind the hacker. But the ending as it is, just made the movie much more unbelievable. The motivation for such a big hack just to troll a random girl who reached like 100 people or so, with her vines is just implausible! It would totally make sense if Li's father did this, cause anger is a very big motivator! And if the hacker would be in her mind, everything could be possible, even the suicide attempt. I get it, that hardcore trolls don't need any more motivation than "for the lulz", but still: being all that edifying and showing Casey whats wrong or not AND claiming to be a helper for the victims of cyberbulling whilst being the worst cyberbully himself? Thats just to absurd. It just didn't work for me. If he really wanted to drive her into suicide, I bet it would be enough for him to just threaten with the posting of the pictures or with just really posting them, without the whole "you ruined that girls live"-thing. And the movie really wanted us the believe it is a family-member of Li or herself by showing us the video of her singing first, and coming back to her "cause" later, to pinpoint her as a person of interest. I have no problems with twists, but that twist was just needless and ruined the movie to a point. Especially with the acting of the hacker from being a person who had a valuable lesson to teach, to becoming a troll that calls a teen an "ungly bitch" because she went out of the room...we all know how the internet can be, but a movie should have at least a lesson, and I thought this movie had one (because the lesson it showed so far, until the first three-quarters of the movie, was really good delivered!). So unfortunately, this movie only gets 6 stars from be, because of this very ridiculous ending, as Luke-a-McGowan said it!
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5/10
It's normal and we deal with it
anika-0783730 October 2017
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Casey (Maisie William) is any other 16 year old girl, who spends everlasting time on social media .

However one night an anonymous  online hacker takes control of everything she assumed she had management of and  torments her to admit 3 things. Whilst appearing to be the worst Cyber- bully, she will ever come across in her lifetime .

The short thriller arises moral panic frequently  for example how easy it is for teenagers to hack into anything they desire , when the internet should be safe. As well as the devastation of how one message can accumulate a ridiculous amount of trolls, which then leads on to other matters ...

Cyberbully shows hidden messages which brings self reflection to the audience. Overall  I like the fact that it was only 1 hour long  but it was able to bring so much tension between Casey, her speaking screen and yourself .
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9/10
Very good!
KingCritic5 July 2016
See, indie movies fall under two categories: artsy, preachy, and empty or interesting, cool and fulfilling. Cyberbully is under the second category. See the reason is because this movie actually understands the issue its addressing unlike the other Cyberbullying movie that I can't stand, and not only that but the entire movie is set inside one room, with one actress: Maisie Williams, who gives a fantastic performance! Gripping, interesting, and an overall good film, and best of all shines a good light on its issue. Its a shame Ms Williams is not in more films because she is a great actress, especially here. In this movie, she talks to a computer program for most of it, and its a very impressive performance. So watch it, but you need to be mature to watch it, a boat ton of cursing lies ahead, but also a well written script.
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7/10
Maisie does it again.
natashabowiepinky7 February 2015
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An hour long TV special, and featuring my favourite actress from Game Of Throne (Maisie Williams) this is a gripping drama about a very contentious issue... Online bullying. When does is a bit of playful banter on the Internet turn into harmful abuse, which can lead to depression, cutting... Even suicide? The line is a very blurry one... And the effect of it can depend very much on the individual targeted. Some are just naturally susceptible to the trolls... Maybe they've had difficult upbringings, or are extra sensitive to criticism. The wise ones would just roll their eyes, ignore the meaningless jibes and tell someone... But of course, not everyone is that strong, or wise. Whatever the reason, if you persistently target someone online with insults and name calling, there is something very wrong with you.

Casey, the girl played by Maisie, is a bit of a troll herself... Mocking girls online for their dubious singing talents, accusing some of her friends of being gay behind their back, etc. Now, she is well and truly the victim... Trapped all by herself in her bedroom, while a hacker, who has somehow gained access to her harddrive, webcam AND phone, threatens to post explicit images of her he's stolen on Twitter... Unless she sit down, and do EXACTLY what he says. She's already on medication for depression due to her mother leaving... And this will factor heavily in the nerve wracking finale.

Filmed entirely in the constraints of just this one room, Cyberbully successfully keeps you glued to the screen with it's slowly escalating horror... Aside from the parts where it becomes unbearable to watch, such as when our hacker decides to leak personal videos of Casey's to all her mates which basically insult and ridicule them. You may think this is a healthy dose of karma for her... Until you realise, this self proclaimed 'helper of victims of cyber bullying' is just as bad himself, for doing exactly the same thing he alleges he defends against (Only to a FAR more extreme level). This fact becomes more and more clear as the ordeal goes on.

Maisie Williams is brilliant as the girl caught up in all this, expressing a wide range of emotions and winning my sympathy. She may be a bit of a b*tch by laughing and posting comments about those who might be less fortunate or more deluded than she is... But, so what? Everyone who's EVER watched a reality telly show, or seen some drunken weirdo stumbling down the street has had those thoughts at some stage or another... Why should SHE be the one singled to receive this loser's punishment?! I think the perpetrator of the crime is just using these incidents to manipulate her. Robin Hood, he ain't.

Thought provoking, nerve jangling, Bite-your-nails-to-the-bone type 'fun'. 7/10
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2/10
disappointing, dark and dull
texxas-116 January 2015
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Basically it was an hour and a half of a girl arguing with a computer! I was really disappointing that at the end we never got to find out who her bully was, we never got to see him he was just a machine! I really wanted to know did he know her? Why was he bullying her. What did he look like? Why did he want her to overdose? The only good thing about this show was at the end when she tells him when she stops talking to him hes a nothing then slams her computer off and leaves. The whole thing was really spooky the way she just holed herself up in her room and didn't escape and see her dad when he kept calling her. And I cant believe she took the damn pills and nearly killed herself just because he told her to! Whats more I cant believe she was stupid enough to debate with him for all that time and not just turn the computer off!
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6/10
modern crimes
luksaterna9 July 2019
The movie tried to explain the cybercrimes of modern times, the psychology of the criminals and the victims, the damage they did. Although the film was actually in a single room, he was able to give us the message he wanted to tell us. found it a bit childish and inadequate. nevertheless, I love the fact that such films are available and give a different perspective. watch if you're the one who doesn't get bored of single-shot movies.
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7/10
Glad I Found This
jfgibson7328 April 2020
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This movie hooked me right away and kept my interest for the entire running time. The fact that it was basically a one-woman performance is very impressive, and the script was well written. It's about a hacker who threatens to post embarrassing pictures of a girl unless she does what he says. It is tense and even five years later still feels fresh.
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9/10
Verdict: Brilliant Thriller
MoviesReviews10115 January 2015
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Story: Cyberbully starts by showing Casey (Williams) getting ready for a night out but someone is messing with her music. After getting hearing a tweet about her Casey's good mood crashes, with her friend off out she wants to get even with the person responsible and her friend Alex (Davies) agrees to help. After she gets her revenge Casey finds out she isn't talking to who she thought was in fact she is dealing with a hacker who has full access to her computer watching over her every move. Casey trapped in her own room being blackmailed by the mysterious hacker who is using her computer to affect her life and her friendships. When the tables get turned on Casey showing her to in fact be the cyber bully we find out the hackers true motives. Casey has to learn to face the consequences of her action while trying to figure out who the hacker is. Cyberbully tells the very true life fact that people out there will react negatively to material on the internet, while we see how some comments are just on the mean side we also see how some are planned to attack the person. We see the consequences of such a small comment could have because it will lead to much more serious comments that will change people. The story shows how easy it is to get affected on the internet and how easy it is to become the victim. The film tell us how vile people can be showing a very true warning, my only concern is that this is a warning that young people should be seeing and the program is focused to be on later because once you are old enough to realise that people can just be deleted, blocked and not everyone's opinion matters you can ignore these people. This really was one of the best pieces of television I have seen in a long time. (9/10)

Actor Review

Maisie Williams: Casey the only on screen star of the film who finds out that not everything is what it seems online and when she thinks she is being victimised the tables turn to show that she is in fact the bully without even knowing it. Maisie shines in this and shows why she is fast becoming one of the first names people suggest for her age bracket roles. (10/10)

Support Cast: Cyberbully doesn't have anyone else on screen, the character appear in videos or over instant messaging, each character helps Casey struggle with the next problem in her ordeal with the hacker.

Director Review: Ben Chanan – Ben does a great job directing showing a very real problem in the world while shooting it in complete real time to show how quick things could happen. (9/10)

Thriller: Cyberbully is a thriller that could have gone in a very bad way, but this really is edge of the seat from very early on until the very final moment. (9/10) Settings: Cyberbully only uses the one setting and that is Casey's bedroom, showing how trapped she becomes because of the hacker. (10/10) Suggestion: Cyberbully is a must watch for anyone that uses the internet to communicate because everything you say, recorded or even do could be used against you. (Watch)

Best Part: Williams shines. Worst Part: Nothing. Lessons Learned: Be careful on the internet.

Believability: This could be very real and cyber bulling is becoming a real problem in the world. (10/10) Chances of Tears: No (0/10) Chances of Sequel: No Post Credits Scene: No

Awards: This could win a television award or two. Runtime: 1 Hour

Overall: Thriller That Hits Hard

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9/10
Cybertastic...
joyfuljaymac16 January 2015
'Cyberbully' is genuinely one of the best short dramas I've seen in channel four in a long time.

Knowing that it is based on true stories make it more relatable to audiences of teenagers who are the victims and also speaks to those who ARE the bully whether it be in person or on the web, and this could easily happen to someone one in your school life. It makes you realise that anything posted on the internet can last a life time and that kids should consider and be responsible for what they post or say online as it could end up wreaking someone's life.

Maisie Williams who plays Casey, gives an amazing performance as the one off drama is essentially based around her character in her own bedroom, she gives layers to her character and manages to hold her own. She is a rising star for me and will watch more of her work in the future.

The most chilling thing for me is that a hacker manages to get in to her computer which is a warning that it could happen to you and makes me think about how easily it could happen of I was ever careless online. I would recommend this to future parents to help them understand he risks and to make sure their children use the internet safely.
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5/10
In cyberspace nobody can hear you scream.............
ianlouisiana17 January 2015
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As the Internet replaces television as the most influential of all communications media it is with no small sense of irony that a TV play seeks to portray it as the root of all evil. But,as the NRA would have it - "Guns don't kill people;people kill people". And,unfortunately,there are far more evil people lurking in the dark anonymity of the internet than in the mean streets of any city. And the victims,thinking themselves secure in their comfortable bedrooms,are even more vulnerable. Nowadays playground taunts have metamorphosed into full - blown life threatening rants that have caused children to take their own lives. "Cyberbully" tells of one such vulnerable child who is targeted by a so - called troll and badgered to the extent that she takes an overdose of her prescribed medication. It's easy for someone of my generation to be scathing about the dependence of a younger generation on "Facebook","Twitter" and so forth,but I can and do understand that circumstances and peer pressure make up a large part of such dependency,and that the idea of simply turning the machine off and clearing the hard drive would be a bit like destroying a much - loved puppy because it had wet the carpet. The play conveys a sense of social isolation despite the cyber "presence" of the child's friends ;also the claustrophobic effect of hardly ever leaving the one small room except for going to school. "Cave machinem" may have been the intention,but,as ever,man's greatest enemy remains man.
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8/10
Fantastic!
noahottersen16 January 2015
This movie was like Locke and 12 Angry Men in the sense that it was filmed in one location throughout the entirety of the movie. The dialogue and performance was what sustained the brilliance of the chilling plot. The acting by Maisie Williams was very real and it just completely engaged me in the storyline from the first scene. The fact that the hacker's identity is made unclear makes the villain unique and very sinister. What I also like about it is that the location that takes place is very innocent because it takes place in a teenage girls room, however you are still left on edge for every second that goes on. As the story goes on the girls life begins to crumble and spiral into a disaster she cannot escape from. Brilliant, Exciting, Original and thrilling, all I can say is... Watch the movie!!!
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10/10
Maisie Williams puts in a brilliant performance in this cautionary drama
Tweekums16 January 2015
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As teenager Casey prepares for a night out she listens to music on her computer; strangely it keeps changing track. She contacts her friend Megan to ask if she has had problems and she says her account was once hacked. While talking Megan alerts to an offensive tweet posted by Casey's ex-boyfriend. They discuss getting revenge and a mutual friend gives Casey access to the boy's twitter account; she posts an embarrassing tweet suggesting he is impotent. She is then contacted by the boy who helped her… but it isn't… she soon realises somebody is impersonating him; somebody who has access to her computer and thus her webcam. He starts talking in an electronic voice; in his words 'like a constipated Stephen Hawking'. The voice claims to help victims of online bullying but Casey doesn't understand; surely he is bullying her. Things are suddenly turned around as he points out her online activity could be construed as bullying; she protests that she was just having a laugh until he shows her the effects of what she started. If he isn't to post topless pictures of her to the net she will have to do exactly what he says…

This TV drama was utterly gripping, it takes place almost entirely within Casey's bedroom and apart from people on the screen of her laptop Casey is the only character we see. As such the story succeeds or fails on how believable Casey is and thanks to Maisie Williams' brilliant performance I totally believed in her character; so much so that I barely thought of Arya Stark… her character in 'Game of Thrones'; a series that had be engrossed a couple of weeks ago. The one room setting and the fact that Casey is the only person physically in the room, and isn't allowed to leave the room, gives the story a claustrophobic feel and makes her seem alone. Shot in real time; often from the point of view of her webcam or in extreme close-up it feels as though she is caught like a rabbit in the headlights unable to avoid the fate her tormentor has planned.

The nature of the story means it is the sort of thing that should be shown to teenagers as a warning; just because one thinks something is a 'bit of a laugh' doesn't mean others won't feel bullied; especially when more and more people get involved and none thinking about the target of their laughs. It also emphasises that one should be careful what one does on line and to remember that those 'special photos' can fall into the wrong hands. The ending is empowering rather than the depressing one I feared. Her tormentor's ability to hack into her computer, her phone and friends' accounts seemed a little far-fetched, although I'm no computer expert, but it served the needs of the drama. The only thing I found a bit disappointing was the strong language… yes it was totally believable but it might make some people think it unsuitable for the people who most need to see it. Overall a brilliant one off drama that should be seen by teenagers and those with teenaged children.
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10/10
Incredible
mtdavies9515 January 2015
I found this TV movie incredible! I wouldn't allow my eyes to gaze off of the screen. This produced high volumes of emotions, to prove how you should be careful when you use the internet, what you say and what you post up, as everything has consequences.

Fantastic and solid story line just set in one room throughout the whole viewing. I had to give this excellent masterpiece 10/10 as it is so powerful and sends such and important message to prevent bullying.

Does have some use of explicit language but I feel it shouldn't be censored regarding the situation.

Although I do feel the ending could have been slightly better; overall I loved it! I would highly recommend it to anyone, especially for schools and parents to learn from to help stop cyber attacks.
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1/10
Barely 60 minutes of waiting for her to close the laptop.
jennym-9630810 May 2016
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The film seemed low budget, suggested teens are pretty stupid, and it was all based inside one bedroom, and at a worst case scenario the only thing the hacker had against her was naked pics she could have deleted after he posted them or was the director so out of it he didn't realise there's a delete option.

Most cyber bullying occurs between class mates anyway, and the main character was a pretty nasty personality. The whole film seemed like a waste of time as both were bad guys.

At the end you are supposed to feel sorry for the girl who is pretty nasty (depicted as normal in the film) yet the hacker said she caused a suicide and we don't actually know who the hacker was as the main character guessed its someone born in 84 based on how he types Har Hard (hehe) which is apparently ancient to her yet is actually a very young man in comparison to the director.

I don't understand who the movie was portraying as bad or it was just saying its all bad. A waste of 1 hour.

Some say its a true story I don't know but for me the film seemed messed up and went nowhere.
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8/10
Probably the best Cyberbully movie out there right now
lagcatswins27 February 2016
So where to begin?

There are a few bully movies out there but this is mostly just about internet bully and only takes place in 1 room.

Everything about this movie is just right. Except that i think it was too short.

The actress did a very good job in this movie also the way this movie was built is incredibly well made.

I don't want to spoil anything really or say too much. I think this movie should be seen by everyone teenager out there.

Just to see what could happen if you are not careful out there.
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1/10
I just want to be a cyberbully now
rawsquel26 August 2017
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This was an absolute crap. Don't get me wrong, Maisie Williams' acting is on point. But wow this script is bad.

Now I just want to be a cyberbully for some reason. This movie depicts normal circle-jerking on the internet as cyberbullying and totally missed what it means to "don't feed the troll" (ironic, isn't it). The only good part about it was the ending when she finally closed the computer.

I liked the format. Only one character on screen for the most time wasn't that bad, could have been great without the awful story behind it.

The movie was slow and the plot forced. I hope I'm the first one to criticize it like that and that an "har-har-cker" will force me to admit my deeds, overdose and get my life destroyed.

God, that was awful.
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