The Call (2013) (original) (raw)
Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin star in this thriller in which a woman races against time to prevent a serial killer from taking another victim. Emergency services telephone operator Jordan Turner (Berry) answers a call from teenager Leah Templeton (Evie Thompson), who is trying to evade the clutches of a murdererous man (Michael Eklund). When their conversation is disconnected, Jordan calls Leah back but the ring of the phone alerts the killer to the girl's whereabouts and he subsequently takes her life. Six months later, Jordan is still struggling to come to terms with what happened but ...(more)
Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin star in this thriller in which a woman races against time to prevent a serial killer from taking another victim. Emergency services telephone operator Jordan Turner (Berry) answers a call from teenager Leah Templeton (Evie Thompson), who is trying to evade the clutches of a murdererous man (Michael Eklund). When their conversation is disconnected, Jordan calls Leah back but the ring of the phone alerts the killer to the girl's whereabouts and he subsequently takes her life. Six months later, Jordan is still struggling to come to terms with what happened but soon finds herself facing a similar situation, with the killer this time after another teenage girl, Casey Welson (Breslin). Can Jordan save Casey from meeting the same fate as the previous caller? (less)
Director: Brad Anderson
Writers: Richard D'Ovidio, Jon Bokenkamp, Nicole D'Ovidio
Starring: Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut, Michael Eklund, Michael Imperioli, David Otunga
Producer: Bradley Gallo
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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 14, 2013
5 / 10
With �The Machinist,� �Session 9,� and �Vanishing on 7th Street,� director Brad Anderson has developed a reputation for smart, challenging thrillers that embrace the art of manufacturing suspense instead of pulverizing the audience with cheap thrills. Well, intelligence apparently doesn�t pay the bills, finding Anderson in command of �The Call,� an idiotic offering of tension (co-financed by World Wrestling Entertainment) that plays like an exploitation picture made by a man who�s never seen an exploitation picture. With plot holes galore, hammy performances, and an easily telegraphed screenpl ...read more...
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