Jitters – STREAMING

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When you get the Jitters…

A new, somewhat ridiculous figure has emerged, and it’s not Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, who seems surprisingly out of touch. The story introduces DI Collymore (Fabrizio Santiano), an American detective working in London, and notes his questionable fashion sense – specifically, a man bun. After investigating the death of a young woman, Collymore’s colleague, DI Harding (Anto Sharp), reveals a bizarre case he’s working on: a man broadcasting his own self-harm via live stream, a situation Harding jokes feels like a reality TV challenge.

A case of the Jitters…

Recognizing parallels to his own situation, Collymore discovers a disturbing online game called “Jitters,” hosted by a bizarre, clown-like figure – not the usual presenter, Amanda Holden. This character, with a frightening appearance, uses artificial intelligence to exploit players’ deepest fears, often with devastating consequences. Collymore quickly becomes immersed in the game, and even more worryingly, realizes his own daughter is also in danger.

Problems….

Okay, so I really enjoyed the movie, but it had some things that threw me off. While it’s clearly set in London with those iconic city shots, it kept making little choices that felt aimed at an American audience. The main cop, for example, has an American accent, which Santino actually pulls off well, but it was still odd. And it wasn’t just that – there were a bunch of details that didn’t quite fit the London setting. The cops were always carrying guns, even though they wouldn’t normally need to in that unit, and they used that bright yellow American police tape instead of the blue and white kind we use here. It’s like the filmmakers got a few things about British police procedure wrong. There’s the usual movie trope of characters constantly asking about warrants, even when they aren’t needed, and it’s usually non-police characters telling the officers they need one! And when a character needed to be sectioned, the place they showed looked like some old-fashioned horror exhibit instead of a modern mental health facility. The biggest thing though? When a guy covered in petrol was holding a lighter, the two officers actually stepped back instead of jumping in to stop him! You’d think real cops would run towards danger, not away from it.

The story also has confusing parts – for example, Collymore unexpectedly drives away, leaving his ex-wife and daughter stranded in a deserted industrial area at night. Furthermore, during the initial investigation, instead of building rapport with the owner of a game development company, Collymore manages to irritate him, making it impossible to get the cooperation they need.

And so…

Horror enthusiasts likely won’t be impressed by the film’s inexpensive special effects, and its depiction of police work seems inspired more by cheesy movies than real-life procedures. Written by George Willcox and directed by Marc Zammit, the film clearly aims to launch a series centered around its clown-masked killer, and the ending hints at future installments.

Here’s the Jitters trailer….

Jitters is on UK digital on 16th  March and US on 17th March from Miracle Media

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2026-03-14 03:23