Girls of Geek Movie Review: "Open Windows"

Written by Scotty

Being a fan of an actor or actress can be stressful.  You feel so bad when the make the wrong choices for their careers and are devastated when they make a terrible movie.  But if you are running a fan site for the star, you would feel even worse, but try to spin it as much as possible since your love runs deep for the actor and you don’t want to see them fade away.  I must admit that I have so much respect for several of the fan sites out there, since they are following one person day and night and trying to earn even a little nod from their idols. 

Nick Chambers has won the opportunity of a lifetime.  Running a website for the love he has for actress Jill Goddard for many years, he has won the chance to have dinner with his celeb crush.  But all is not as it seems as he is watching the teaser and press conference for her new movie when he receives an internet call from a man named Chord who has some distressing news about the night.  The dinner has been canceled and Jill is the one to blame.  Chord does however offer something better for the fan, as he has put several items in Nick’s hotel room that can help him get exclusive footage for the fan site.

Chord is apologetic towards Nick’s situation but seems to have something more sinister in mind about what needs to be done to justify the situation the young man is in.  Nick listens and does everything that he is told and finds out that Jill is having an affair with her manager, but his story does not end there.  Being spotted with a camera pointed towards the star's room, Jill’s manager comes to investigate what is going on and Nick wants to run, but Chord advises against it and offers the young fan a different solution.  Using a stun gun on the helpless man, Nick escapes the hotel, but Chord is not done with him, as he has yet another opportunity for Nick to be a part of and now it becomes more serious than just peeping.

With access to everything in Jill’s life on his laptop, Nick is forced into a situation that he cannot escape and for the life of him, he cannot understand why.  Receiving another internet call, a group of hackers is calling Nick, Nevada, another hacker that they want to work with, but Nick finds a use for them as he is put front and center into Jill’s life.  Wanting to get the prize shots for the young website runner, Chord ups the stakes and forces Nick to be the bad man that he always wanted to be.  With the promise of harming the young starlet if he does not comply, Nick finds out this his internet friend is more dangerous than just a hacker and is hiding in Jill’s home and will do what he wants with the actress and there is no stopping him.  Nick tries to save Jill when he sees that part of what he is seeing time delayed and with the help of the hackers that have found him, he is able to become the hero that Jill needs to survive, but will he be able to catch up to his new enemy in time?

Open Windows follows young fan site runner, Nick Chambers as he has won a dinner with his favorite actress.  When finding out that she canceled the event, Nick has found a new friend who has contacted him using the internet.  Chord seems to have Nick’s best interests in mind, but quickly Nick finds out that the man on the other end of the connection has a sinister plan to destroy the young starlet Jill Goddard’s career.  Not being about to walk away, Nick is forced to do the bidding of Chord with promise if he does not play along, Jill will be harmed in more than one way.  Trying to find out who he is up against Nick uses the group of hackers who believe that he is a master hacker himself.  Being able to locate Chord in Jill’s home and having the police on the way, Nick thinks that his night is over, but he comes to find out that it is just beginning.  With his favorite actress being kidnapped, Nick wants to find a way to save her for the psycho that has been controlling his every move.  Being able to communicate with Jill, Nick keeps her calm and tries to figure out a way of escaping, however Chord has friends all around that will do anything for him, including sacrificing someone’s life.

A disturbing look at how far someone will go to meet a person who they idolize.  With that said, I loved how the story took twists and turns throughout and would not want it changed in anyway.  Playing on the fears of causing harm to someone that is in the spotlight, it is amazing how the public would respond to such a threat, especially with the use of social media.  There seems to be no escape for Nick when he is having his strings pulled by Chord and then having Nick becoming the bad guy for the police to follow.  Without knowing if there is a true threat out there, should stars be held responsible for their actions a little bit more, or are they too happy being in the spotlight that has made them who they are today?  Happy Viewing.

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