Latency

PG-13

Released Jun 14

1h 34m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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When Hana (Sasha Luss), a professional gamer who suffers from acute agoraphobia, is asked to trial sophisticated new gaming equipment which uses AI to interpret the electrical activity of her brain, she sees an opportunity to enhance her game. As Hana and her best friend Jen (Alexis Ren) experiment with this new technology, the line between reality and Hana's subconscious quickly begins to blur and she starts to wonder if the device is helping her or serving a more sinister force.

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Bethany Lola

Loud and Clear Reviews

Latency manages to succeed in creating a daunting thriller, which is not only enjoyable but unpredictable. If you’re looking for something intense but not too scary, Latency is the ideal watch.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 4, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Latency takes a potentially solid idea for a thriller (a virtual reality gamer begins to lose her sanity) and makes it an incoherent, boring mess. It's hard to take this psychological movie seriously when it's so stupid. The acting is also horrendous.

Jul 21, 2024

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Bee Delores

B-Sides & Badlands

While the style and tone evoke real vision, the film arrives as lifeless and cold.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 9, 2024

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The film is decent, but it’s missing something, it straddles the line between good and bland and the uncut or R-rated cut may very well fix this, but who knows if we’ll ever see it.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 19, 2024

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Ayeen Forootan

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Latency, if not entirely original in style or flawless in its crowd-pleasing, is an imaginative, trippy, and modest indie that resists aesthetic overindulgence or perplexing rhetorical angles.

Jun 17, 2024

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

Writer/director James Croke gets big points for making Latency feel like it has everything it needs despite a very small cast and limited settings.

Rated: B-

Jun 17, 2024

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kunu

Latency was memorable and unique. I really enjoyed the visual fx and the sound effects work and the lead actress really carried the film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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DER KUCHEN LÜGT Hana lebt zurückgezogen in ihrer Wohnung, unteranderem deswegen weil sie Panik hat vor die Tür zu gehen. Doch als sie von einer Firma ein neues, noch nie dagewesenes VR Headset bekommt, das nach deren Installation Hana aufzeigt was alls möglich damit ist. Doch der Preis dafür ist hoch, zu hoch. Dieser Film geht ca. 94 Minuten und ist ab 16 Jahren freigegeben. Wir haben hier einen Sci-Fi Horrorstreifen der uns eine künstliche Intelligenz gibt die den Verstand beeinflusst und man nicht mehr weiss was wahr ist und was nicht. Kennt man bereits schon, das Setting Gameing ist das einzig interessante hieran. Die Handlung ist an sich nicht wirklich existent, die Figur Hana und ihre Freundin Jen sind an ganz ok. Man zeichnet hier ein Bild von Gamern die verwahrlost leben und nichts selber können. Dies sieht man am riesigen Red Bull Konsum, obwohl die Paletten im Hintergrund nicht weniger werden. Was einfach nur Klischee ist. Das Headset, deren Installation mehr als 24h dauert, dürfte kaum reisenden Absatz bieten, man meckert ja schon wenn ein Spiel 4h für die Installation braucht. Dann das ganze mit der K.I., warum sie das überhaupt bekommt weiss ich nicht, wieso die K.I. macht was sie macht, keine Ahnung. Hauptsächlich gibt es hier auch nur Publikumsshocker, sprich hinter der Hauptperson passiert der Horror. Hat aber halt nix mit der Handlung oder Hana zu tun, was einfach ganz billig gemacht ist. Von mir bekommt der Film 4/10 Punkten. Nie zu wissen was nun echt und was nicht, hielt mich überraschend lange bei der Stange.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Steven N

Good premise, good acting. Liked it in the start before it took a dark turn.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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Ozzy G

flat out, it was entertaining. definitely one of those watch while eating something type movies. storyline could of done much more showcasing mental health awareness. terrible ending. it was written as if the director or writer were laughing in the face of what these individuals suffer from. maybe i interpreted it wrong but to each its own.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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B P

This Substandard Techno-Terror Film Is D.O.A. ‘Latency’ is slow, unduly melodramatic, and the characters are bland as can be.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Katie

Strong start, but after 15 minutes it lags. Not seeing any actual gaming was disappointing. Ended with a lack of understanding.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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When Hana (Sasha Luss), a professional gamer who suffers from acute agoraphobia, is asked to trial sophisticated new gaming equipment which uses AI to interpret the electrical activity of her brain, she sees an opportunity to enhance her game. As Hana and her best friend Jen (Alexis Ren) experiment with this new technology, the line between reality and Hana's subconscious quickly begins to blur and she starts to wonder if the device is helping her or serving a more sinister force.

Director: James Croke
Producer: Jordan Gertner, Scott Clayton, Wych Kaosayananda, Gary A. Hirsch, Barry Brooker
Screenwriter: James Croke
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Grindstone Entertainment Group, Kaos Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violent Content|Terror|Strong Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 14, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 9, 2024
Runtime: 1h 34m

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