FearDotCom

• Stephen Dorff: Det Mike Reilly
• Natascha McElhone: Terry Huston
• Stephen Rea: Alistair Pratt
• Udo Kier: Polidori
• Amelia Curtis: Denise Stone
• Jeffrey Combs: Sykes
• Nigel Terry: Turnbull
• Gesine Cukrowski: Jeannine
• Michael Sarrazin: Frank Bryant
• Annathal Bach: Kate

FearDotCom is a mystery thriller by William Malone from the year 2002.

Action

In New York City, an old man dies with bleeding eyes to an underground station. In his hands he holds a copy of a book, the author Frank Bryant sets up the claim that negative energies can become independent in computer networks. Due to the bleeding eyes the police goes first from a viral illness. Therefore Detective Mike Reilly gets support from Terry Huston from the Department of Health. They quickly realize that the man did not die of a viral illness. No sooner is the autopsy concluded there are other victims who also die with bleeding eyes. By comparing the computer hard drives of the victims who are Mike and Terry, that the victims have one thing in common. All died within 48 hours after they had accessed the website feardotcom.com. Terry suspects behind his nemesis Alistair Pratt, a mad doctor who previously struck by Snuff websites, but could never be traced.

Since they have no other clues, Mike sees the website and shortly thereafter suffers from delusions, and is hospitalized. Terry now decides also to visit the site and the solution is on the ropes. The site is not hosted by Alistair, but by Jeannine, one of his victims, which afflicts as spirit the Internet. Terry holds for clues to her mother her body, but the mind is still no peace. Together with Mike, who fled from the hospital, they can perform an autopsy the corpse and find (on swallowing a list ) an indication of the whereabouts of the doctor. Once there, Mike is seriously injured. However, it can access the site feardotcom.com and the mind kills Alistair. Mike then dies in Terry's arms.

Background

Director William Malone was attracted by the idea that the Internet goes out of control. The modern technology, in the form of computers and the Internet as a contrast he presented a gloomy, rainy New York City against the style of the 1930s.

Reviews

FearDotCom was generally enormously bad reviews: Rotten Tomatoes counted a total of 95 reviews, only three positive, on average awarded the critics the film 2.7 out of 10 possible points. The page summarizes the consensus as follows: " FearDotCom is as frustrating as a 404 error - the film is a stylish but incoherent and nasty mess with just a few eerie moments. " Often criticized was also not too exciting abgekupferte at The Ring history, as well as the fact that the actor Jeffrey Combs, Stephen Rea and Udo Kier hardly come into play. Mick LaSalle wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle of 30 August 2002, the film was " worse than bad" ( " badder than bad" ). He was a disaster except for the representations; were particularly bad the camera work, lighting, and especially the director. LaSalle scoffed that viewers would die of boredom.

The website " Cineclub " judged the film as follows: "That we had it all before, right? Correct - somehow reminds the whole of The Ring (...) FearDotCom is a disgrace for every audience! Without any green tones filmed - allegedly an extra in Luxembourg, since one could film there easier dilapidated factories in bad weather. William Malone tried with a variety of classic film tricks to create fear - but when you mix in such a way and steals, which can act only repulsive. Alone for the hope of a great resolution like one or the other still remain in the cinema. But it 's not worth waiting for. "

Awards

• Award at the Fanta Festival 2003
• Dallas - Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2003