Hideo Nakata’s Chatroom is set to play at Cannes and thanks to The Playlist, who discovered the trailer online, we get to take our first look at the film.

Unfortunately the film looks terrible. It seems really cheap, incredibly tacky and totally unimaginative. As The Playlist also points out, it is very reminiscent of Skins and this is not, in my opinion, a good thing.

Check out the synopsis below courtesy of Dread Central who also have the stills from the film.

When jaded teens Jim, Eva, Emily, and Mo meet William online, they’re seduced by his charisma. But William isn’t what he seems. He’s calculating and manipulative and doesn’t have time for people in the real world. Jim is vulnerable and has no idea how dangerous his new friendship with William will be. When Jim confesses he’s on anti-depressants, William knows he’s found a victim. He vows to help Jim get off his drugs, and the rest of the group fall in line. What begins as friendly advice to help Jim becomes twisted, and Eva and Mo realize the deadly game William’s playing, but the wheels are in motion. Jim is set on a path of self-destruction and is going to do the unthinkable. As Eva, Emily, and Mo try to save Jim, William begins a terrifying game of cat and mouse, chasing them across the Internet, shutting down their systems and cutting them off from his victim. Fantasy meets reality when William and Jim are face-to-face in rush hour on the underground. Without the faceless security of the online world, everything becomes real. It’s now a race against time to save Jim, but the clock is ticking… and we fear someone must die.

Check out the trailer and let us know what you think.