CAM is the latest Netflix-produced movie I've watched, and sadly it turns out to be completely terrible. It's set in the Internet world of video modelling, where actresses perform various erotic scenes and are paid by their eager subscribers. One such girl - who is about unsympathetic as a protagonist gets - is shocked to discover that she has a virtual doppelganger with possibly sinister intentions; intrigue ensues. This is one of those films where nothing proceeds to happen after the initial setup. There are no explanations, no plot depth, no interesting characters, just a lot of padding in the form of explicit moments. I hated every minute of it.

What do Cam girls do? How do they earn their money, how does it affect their private life? Does it mess with their head/psyche? All these things are at least mentioned here. We get quite a bit of an inside in the life of a model that does stuff to get by - or rich. Or maybe just for fun - but also getting paid and not having to do anything else.

Now one might add that this shines a bad light on people. Be it the "viewers" ("pervs"/"stalkers"?) or the models themselves. But this is a psychological thriller and it messes with the viewers head too - the one watching the movie that is. The other ones seem messed up anyway (though we are not getting everyone of those, those that are shown, seem to feed of the cliche most have of them). The movie has a "good" intentions and the suspense is high - if you don't mind the flaws, it's quite nice to watch (no pun intended)

Sometimes you watch a film, and you don't fully understand it, and you certainly wouldn't be able to explain or describe it, Cam is certainly one of those films, but despite those points I enjoyed it. It's a different setup, sometimes people wake up and don't know who they are, where they are etc, Lola wakes up, and finds that someone's pinched her webcam details, and bizarrely is somehow imitating her.

I didn't have a clue what was going on half the time, and it seemed the writers didn't either, they hit upon a great idea, but couldn't fully explain what exactly was going on, the ending had me scratching my head, asking, so what exactly was that all about, was Tinker actually involved?

Ultimately though, who cares, sometimes a film is just ninety minutes of unexplained entertainment, if you're someone that wants a conclusion, and to know every detail, this would certainly drive you nuts.

Madeline Brewer did a fine job as Lola, I wonder if she knew exactly what was happening? She gave the character some real depth, what appears to be a shallow girl on the surface, is a complex, thoughtful character.

Rather good, 6/10