Plot: During the COVID pandemic, some friends get together in an online chat room. As they talk about recent happenings, it seems the police are asking questions about one of their communal acquaintances. During their conversation, strange things start happening to some of the people in the room, which puts a scare on everyone.
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March 16, 2025
Nakata making the best of the COVID pandemic. The setup reflects the limitations of the time this was shot, though the film doesn't entirely succeed in working around those limitations. Maybe it's because I've seen a fair share of these chatroom films already, maybe it's because it feels like a filler project for Nakata, but this wasn't too memorable.
It isn't bad for the time it lasts though, which is quite short at 45 minutes long. The actors do a decent job, the mystery is proper, but the finale is a tad basic and the simplicity of some scenes is a bit too obvious. Nakata completists and Japanese horror fans will have a decent time with this one, others probably don't need to make it a priority.