Nick is excited to discover that he's won a dinner date with his favorite actress, Jill Goddard. But when Jill refuses to honor the contest, he receives an offer he can't refuse: the ability to view Jill secretly via computer. Nick begins watching the unknowing star on her webcam, not realizing that this decision will put both himself and Jill at risk as they enter a terrifying world of cat-and-mouse where nothing-and no one-are as they seem.
The gimmick plays well from a technical standpoint, but the story requires a suspension of disbelief that only genre diehards are likely to give.
– John DeFore,
Hollywood Reporter,
3 Nov 2014
fresh:
A fiendishly inventive thriller built around an audacious if unsustainable gimmick, Open Windows elevates Hitchcockian suspense to jittery new levels of mayhem and paranoia.
– Justin Chang,
Variety,
3 Nov 2014
rotten:
The combined concepts are so high that the film resolves as Vigalondo reaches his Icarus moment, the corpse so mangled and unpleasant the project's ambition can only be identified via dental records.
– David Ehrlich,
AV Club,
6 Nov 2014
rotten:
A thriller with so many viewpoints, feints and fake-outs that it swiftly disappears up its own URL.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
6 Nov 2014
rotten:
Before the tedious and convoluted cyber-thriller "Open Windows" is said and done, you may feel like jumping out of one.