"Balthazar's aesthetic is ugly, aloof, maddeningly literal and unimaginative." - Ed Gonzalez

To mix autism and schizophrenia isn't smart, in my opinion. It's not the same. And I didn't like the religious, very pathetic parts.

Just a note: the "True events"... just a bit inspired, the story is absolutely original in almost everything. The idea is good and the mix with the videogame makes sense in several aspects. It's fine too the MMORPG treatment, not one of those horrible things in USA tv-series that has nothing to do with real ones. About autism/asperger treatment, not that good. I like some things here and there, and not that much the movie as a whole. Some parts work perfectly, but others just don't work at all.

A rather sappy and one-note "autism awareness/bullying is bad" pity party. Much less clever and existential than its big double twist ending would like you to believe. The lead actor's performance consists entirely of being so nervous he appears to be on the verge of shitting himself.

pretentious. mostly boring..

I really like integration of (real) videogame's elements into film. And not just some dialog about game but also whole scenes that fit along RL story. Secondly, technical side is almost flawless. Although 'Lady in Red' is used fairly good I expected more. In most movies this topic is used comically. Here is not and it's still great movie.

At start, it was looking promising with MMORPG theme but It was totally worse than I expected. An effort meant to be significant and touching but have failed completely from very first start to end of it.

Definitely the best film based on the theme of a unfitting kid bullied by his peers I've seen. It doesn't resort to simplistic katharsis effect in order to make an impact and introduces fresh ideas to the genre. It's quite interesting to watch our Asperger syndrom antihero try to implement online game approaches into a real life, as well as copy normal behaviour as the unexpected but still quite plausible ending the author has come up with.

I must say that this film was a lot better than I expected it to be. Since at one point in my life I was playing an mmorpg game as well to escape reality and having gotten addicted to it for quite some time, I can say that the film portrays this merge between fantasy and reality very well. In particular I remember a scene where Ben envisions slaughtering his bullies with the weapons from his online character... The one thing I didn't like that much is the weird plot line towards the end.

Minor dutch 'issue' drama on autism and its social impact. The bullying is portrayed with suitable zeal and the lead's distorted grip on reality lends itself well to the computer game context. The twist is obvious and a little unnecessary but overall it makes a worthy effort

04 Ocak 09, 02:51am. & normal insanlar arasina girebilmenin sahtekarliktan ve yalan soylemekten olacagini ogrenen, asperger sendromulu gencin, yer yer sinir bozan hikayesi. filmin ortalarinda cok fazla geriyor - zorluyor seyirciyi. fakat sonunda sigur ros ile hos bi intikam iyi olmus. empati yeteneginiz yuksekse veya filmdeki basroldekine benzer bir karakteriniz varsa cok etkilenebileceginiz bir yapim. vermek istedigi mesaji da cok guclu bir sekilde vermeyi basarmis.

Debuting director Balthazar does an excellent job portraying an autistic kid who is bullied and looks fore a safe haven in the world of online gaming. I went to the cinema with quite low expectations (Belgian films...) but I was blown away completely.

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