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 (2)
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It happens to one. Then another. And another. College students discover eerie voicemail messages on their cell phones. Each call comes from the near future. Each call has the chilling voice of the student during his or her last moments alive. And each call comes true. Terror is One Missed Call away in this got-your-number shocker based on the hit Japanese thriller Chakushin ari. Does the viral spree of calls have a single source? Is there something that links the victims? Psych student Beth Raymond (Shannyn Sossamon) and detective Jack Andrews (Ed Burns) scramble for answers. And they're working fast. Because Beth just discovered an ominous message. (official distributor synopsis)
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I really didn't expect this to be such a mess. The Japanese film felt adequately terrifying, although it was clear that Ring was a significant inspiration. But the American remake is just a rehash of The Ring, probably attempting to argue that if it worked once, it'll work again with different actors. It does not work.
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It wasn't such a flop after all, although more or less a stolen idea from The Ring with a already worn out story about a ghost who can't rest peacefully and seeks revenge. The first hour was nothing special, but I quite liked the last half hour, the plot at least started to pick up. However, I would still prefer to see Shannyn Sossamon in a movie like Rules of Attraction.
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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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