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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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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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
    • R
    • Halle Berry
  4. 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...

  5. 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
  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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