Directed by:
Eric ValetteCinematography:
Glen MacPhersonCast:
Edward Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Ana Claudia Talancón, Ray Wise, Azura Skye, Johnny Lewis, Jason Beghe, Margaret Cho, Meagan Good, Rhoda Griffis, Ariel Winter (more)VOD (1)
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Supernatural horror about a group of college students who start receiving phone calls from the future, with each hearing themselves being murdered. One by one, a group of student friends begin receiving voice-mail messages from the future, that appear to feature the sounds of their last moments alive. With the tapes foretelling the time, date and manner of their demise, the chilling prophesies begin to come true, throwing those still alive into a state of blind panic. When she receives her own phone call, fellow student Beth Raymond (Shannyn Sossamon) faces a race against time to solve the deadly mystery. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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Unless you expect a horror gem, it shouldn’t disappoint you. Rather than terrifying, the ghosts look mysterious, the heroine is pretty likeable, the main twist is not surprising (it’s been used in many other films), but it does the job. If only I wasn’t sick and tired of the exhausted premise “after coming across the instrument of a curse, the heroine sets out on a journey to either find its maker or to destroy it” I would be more satisfied.
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I can see why I hardly watch horror movies at all. You see one after a long time and it irritates you the entire time. One Missed Call = absurdity, a mistake. Beware: you may be even more traumatized by it than the main character, the main sub-heroine, and the blonde mini-heroine were. I don't think we'll grow any fonder of this film...
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So it's gonna be such a mess, I really didn't expect that. The Japanese film seemed creepy enough, even though it was clear that there was a significant inspiration from "Ring", but the American remake is just plain stealing from "The Ring", probably trying to claim that if it worked once, it will work a second time with different actors. It doesn't work.
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