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- THE CALL is a high-concept thriller that certainly has the potential to self-destruct, especially when it dives into totally implausible territory during its final stretch. But genre specialist Brad Anderson (Session 9, The Machinist, Transsiberian) gives it a taut, low-budget energy that keeps it pulsing throughout its entire running time.
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Mar 13, 2013 · At this point, "The Call" devolves into a grindhouse-style rape-revenge movie. The conclusion is silly and morally questionable, even by exploitation movie standards. It does, however, allow Anderson to do what he's good at: orchestrating dark, claustrophobic horror.
Is basically about a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.
A veteran operator for an emergency call-center, Jordan (Halle Berry) saves lives daily as part of her job, but when a young woman's frantic report of a prowler ends tragically, Jordan is...
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- Brad Anderson
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- Halle Berry
Mar 12, 2013 · Receiving a 911 call from a teenage girl in the midst of a home invasion, Jordan concocts an elaborate strategy to help her evade the predator, but gives the girl away by hitting the redial...
Parents need to know that The Call is a gripping but very violent thriller about a heroic 911 operator trying to rescue a kidnapped teen girl. The girl is punched, beaten, stripped to her bra, and briefly tortured.
- Brad Anderson
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Abigail Breslin, Halle Berry, Morris Chestnut
All in all, the movie was a good thriller, with pretty good pacing and believable performances. It's only unfortunate that the ending was such a letdown. The moviegoers (and myself) in the theater let out audible groans and yelled at the screen when the credits suddenly started rolling.
Mar 15, 2013 · The Call is a B-movie thriller that's as formulaic and cliched as they come, but thanks to director Brad Anderson (The Machinist) and a truly frightening villain effectively portrayed by Michael Eklund, the film manages to actually deliver good thrills for most of its runtime.