Mattie (Kristen Bell) is studying psychology. Mattie is extremly focused on her goals and is rather popular, often catching up with a group of friends. She is also going through a hard break-up as her partner, Josh (Jonathan Tucker), now wishes to communicate with her via text messaging and is avoiding her in person. Mattie seems unsure why the sudden change in Josh’s behaviour has occurred and one day decides to visit him in person. When Mattie goes to see Josh at home, he looks unwell and exhausted, with odd markings on the back of his neck. After the two catch up, Josh kills himself, which only shocks and upsets Mattie further. Now, Mattie begins to question what occurred in Josh’s life that made him change dramatically and kept him distant from others. She learns that Josh was, in fact, a skilled computer hacker. One evening, he hacked a computer that carried something far more sinister than anyone could have imagined. Now the city is experiencing a high volume of suicides, and Mattie and all her close friends are at risk as the ultimate evil has been unlocked, growing more substantial thanks to the increased use of technology worldwide. Pulse is a remake of the popular film with the same premise (Kairo), which was first released in 2001. Pulse is best described as a horror and thriller film with a slight touch of sci-fi thrown into the mix. The world is firmly in a digital age, with computers and mobile phones becoming increasingly popular, fashionable and influential. The concept that ghosts could live in a digital world is undoubtedly fun and pleasing. There are a few moments of solid visuals and fun creativity, especially in the climax and finale. Another aspect I thoroughly enjoyed was the fun and pleasing audio track, which included finer details such as ghosts roaming around and other elements that I found haunting. Overall, having an exciting new premise and a solid soundtrack, Pulse had the potential to be strong as a horror film, but sadly it slips and undelviers. Performances here are comparable to a TV soap drama, and most characters here lack any form of emotion. On-screen deaths are predictable and, again, lack excitement. The image quality is questionable as the entire feature has some kind of blue tint for the entire duration, making it a little ugly to even look at for an extended period. In the end, little enjoyment can be had here, but given the cast and concept, I wanted to see more from this film. * This review has been written for Sanity. For more reviews from Walkden Entertainment, check out the link here: www.walkdenentertainment.com