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Ben X (2007)

Ben X (2007)
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An avid computer gamer who can't grasp what it means to live in the real world finds his plans of seeking vengeance on his true-life tormentors complicated by the appearance of a beautiful girl in first-time feature filmmaker Nic Balthazar's topical psychological thriller. Ben (Greg Timmermans) is a technical school student who is far more comfortable slaying adversaries in the online world of Archlord than attempting to find his footing in reality. Tormented by his classmates and misunderstood by everyone he knows, Ben drifts through every day just waiting for the moment he can log on and lose himself in the game. One day, fed up with the ridicule of his merciless classmates, Ben devises a plan that will show everyone what he is truly made of. But when Ben meets beautiful Archlord gamer Scarlite online and the pair steadily begin to develop an intimate relationship in real life as well, the vengeful gamer suddenly finds himself at an crucial crossroads in life. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Greg Timmermans, Marijke Pinoy, (more)
Director(s):
Nic Balthazar
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Ben X

An avid computer gamer who can't grasp what it means to live in the real world finds his plans of seeking vengeance on his true-life tormentors complicated by the appearance of a beautiful girl in first-time feature filmmaker Nic Balthazar's topical psychological thriller. Ben (Greg Timmermans) is a technical school student who is far more comfortable slaying adversaries in the online world of Archlord than attempting to find his footing in reality. Tormented by his classmates and misunderstood by everyone he knows, Ben drifts through every day just waiting for the moment he can log on and lose himself in the game. One day, fed up with the ridicule of his merciless classmates, Ben devises a plan that will show everyone what he is truly made of. But when Ben meets beautiful Archlord gamer Scarlite online and the pair steadily begin to develop an intimate relationship in real life as well, the vengeful gamer suddenly finds himself at an crucial crossroads in life. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
93 mins

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Director(s):
Nic Balthazar
Writer(s):
Nic Balthazar
Producer(s):
Erwin Provoost, Peter De Graef, Jakob Beks
Categories:
Mystery & Suspense
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    Craig D.

    The movie is sweet, although the ending wasn't terribly believable. The acting is good and the plot engaging, though.

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    Bob D.

    A Flemish film with English subtitles that's well worth the effort of watching it. An interesting look into the struggles of a young man who has Asperger's Syndrome. The suspense builds as you watch him being mercilessly bullied by fellow students, but don't give up on it. Excellent!

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    Keith G.

    A frustrating mix of the terrific and the manipulative. A study of a tortured teen with Asperberger"™s syndrome, Ben is bullied and mistreated by his peers, and his divorced parents are pretty clueless, so he retreats into an on line role-playing fantasy game, where he has won the heart of a female player. Greg Timmerman is is excellent in the lead, but too old, which does not help the film. Most of the supporting performances are very good too. The film captures the trauma of adolescence well, honestly and brutally. (possible mild spoiler ahead!) But the documentary like interviews are ultimately setting us up for a twist ending that is weirdly satisfying and a huge cheat and let down at the same time. It feels good, but makes all the raw emotion of the film up to that point feel a bit copped out on. None-the-less, there is some very inventive filmmaking here, and the film is rarely less than riveting. It just seems like it adds up to less than the sum of its parts.

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