"Ratter" is a direct-to-video horror film made in 2015. I don't think that the label direct-to-video necessarily means bad. I judge every film on its own merit. For instance, I saw my favourite film of 2017, "Tragedy Girls", on the big screen at a film festival, but it's never been on general release.
This film is about Emma Taylor, a Psychology student who moves to New York, changing her university to get out of a toxic relationship with her boyfriend. She's stalked by a highly skilled hacker. He observes her 24 hours a day through the camera on her smart phone, her laptop and various other computers in places that she visits. We watch the film through these cameras, sometimes in a multi-view split screen.
Technically, this is possible. Modern computers are vulnerable to hackers. The problem with this film is that it isn't always obvious where the camera is. She's often watched from the corner of her apartment's living room. When we see this corner from another camera, we don't see any devices capable of filming. We have to fill in the blanks and assume the hacker has placed a security camera in her apartment. If there's a logical explanation, it's not obvious.
The film is very unsatisfying. It rambles on, and it doesn't reach a tidy conclusion. The only thing in its favour is Ashley Benson's beauty and acting skills.
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