The Den (2013 film)

The Den initially released in Russia as , Death Online is a 2013 found footage slasher film by Zachary Donohue and his feature film directorial debut. The film was first released in Russia on December 23, 2013, and was given a simultaneous limited theatrical and VOD release on March 14, 2014 through IFC Midnight. It stars Melanie Papalia as a young woman that discovers a murder via webcam.

The Den received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 82 fromcritics with an average of 6.810. Metacritic gives the film a weighted average of 48100 based oncritics, indicating mixed or average reviews. Fearnet gave The Den a positive review, commenting that it starts out a little rocky but if youre not completely fed up with found footage filmmaking by now and youre willing to give a nontraditional visual presentation a fair shot, The Den has some pretty compelling things to say about the alleged safety of the internet. We Got This Covered also praised the movie, stating that it executed on a strong gimmick at a speedy, flowing pace. In contrast, Shock Till You Drop panned the movie as it felt that it lacks true scares, awesome kills or even the routine flash of nudity to warrant any sort of viewing. It panders a silly and over exaggerated message of the dangers of the anonymity of the internet and the nature of people. It uses a silly plot to carry a ridiculous camera technique and delivers nothing but angst and irritation. Fangoria criticized the film for many of the same reasons, as it felt that the movie began on a strong note but became inauthentic and irritating after the film depicted Almost everyone, online or not, responds to the main characters troubles with immediate hostility or disbelief.

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