One Missed Call Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

NEAR MISS

It is a bit of a shame that what started off as the occasional more or less good remake of a Japanese Horror film (The Ring and The Grudge I thought were great) led to this year's flood of so-so retreads.

One Missed Call hit the big screens right next to the likes of The Eye and Shutter and you would be forgiven for thinking it did not really stick out much amongst the rest. Watching it on its own and isolated for the first time now, I think it's neither as good nor as bad as it might have been, but it provides standard horror/slasher/ghosty entertainment- pretty much by the rule book.

The victims in this Ring-meets-Final Destination style slasher all receive a call (or voicemail even, since they- you guessed it- miss the call) from themselves in the nearby future, screaming and apparently heading for the off. As they get closer to the point in time from which the original call was sent, they start seeing creepy faces, weird things and finally what was heard on the voice message gets a live play.

Needless to say, someone goes and investigates where all this started. In this case it's Shannyn Sossamon and Ed Burns, both likeable and talented enough, although I have a slight inkling that given their past passionate and excellent performances their direction was mostly 'Don't act too well now!'. But it works here ok.

One Missed Call is very formulaic, but has a few novelties, little twists, some ascerbic mickey take out of the media and a creepy ring tone that will stick in your head.

All in all not for those who want fresh and new material, but those who like a good old rule book slasher with some interesting ingredients will find this to be staple diet.

SEE THIS IF YOU LIKED

* THE RING

* FINAL DESTINATION

* FRAGILE

Avoid at all costs!!!

As a comedy, I would give this film five stars. But as a horror film...you have to be joking. The plot is not only completely unrealistic, even for a supernatural film, but the acting is also well below par. Unless you want to waste your time, avoid at all costs.

[Highly rated reviewer]

A call that can be missed..

Though not particularly frightening or thrilling this does have a certain amount of 'chill factor' that makes it just about worthwhile viewing. Based around calls received on mobile phones by the actual owner of the phone during their deaths, the atmosphere (predictably as it is taken from a Japanese film/story) is very much like the Grudge, which I didnt particularly find that entertaining, but this at least on the surface this does appear to have a bit more to it in the way of story and general interest. Its not perfect, and definately not the best film you will ever get to see, it might just be worth adding to the bottom of a rental list but dont hold your breath for it.

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One Missed Call

A chronic remake of the Japanese horror film 'Chakushin Ari' (2003), as several people start recieving voice-mails from themselves, messages which state the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths..............Like gimme that phone and I'll wipe the cast out before we start............

Enter Beth Raymond ( Shanynn Sossaman ) whose friend Leann (Azura Skye) is one of the early victims, and who is eventually approached by Det Jack Andrews (Ed Burns) whose own sister had been the very first victim of the mobile phone with a mind of it's own and wants to help. The acting is so bad I think the lighting technicians may have done a better job but they were too busy trying to disguise the special effects. And Ed Burns who was so impressive in Saving Private Ryan has the look of a man who wishes he's bought it on Omaha beach back in 1944......... Even the special effects begin to resemble a Muppet show christmas gathering as both Beth and Jack race against time in an attempt to prevent her becoming Mobile manure .............. Grab the Japanese version which makes it all look so effortless..............and clutch it dear as this re-make is an insult to the original.

Good Japanese scare

Well, do you like the latest Japanese scare? This is for you then, I like it and it scared me, particularly toward the end, don't mind the plot, don't mind lots of things really..., but when i am watching a scary movie that's mostly what i want, the acting is not great? it's got subtitle for crying out loud! how well can we judge the acting in a Japanese scary movie with subtitle? it sound silly just saying it!, a bit more gory than the 'Grudge' and with some big question mark in the plot but hey, it scared me! that's what i wanted!!

Ciao Rosie

[Highly rated reviewer]

good

Good scary movie with plenty of jumpy moments , nice to have a well made horror without the same old hack & slash bits in it!!!

[Highly rated reviewer]

An average film

The idea although climbing on the grudge band wagon a bit, was pretty good! but the film itself did'nt quite have enough to actually be scary. it has it's moments of suspense but dissapoints a little overall.

Certainly worth a watch, even if it is only to make your own mind up.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Can I have my money back please?

Want a good way to while away an hour & half on a Sunday afternoon? Then rent anything but this!

There's nothing like a good horror film. And this is nothing like a good horror film. Me & a mate sat down to watch this with mis-guided anticipation. Almost an hour in we'd had enough & skipped 25 minutes forward to see how it ends. We should have just hit the 'stop' button on the remote & gone to the pub.

Predicatable, cliched & mostly poorly acted.

Come back originality, all is forgiven.

Not good

Forgettable thriller. Not really worth watching in my opinion.

Didn't finish it!

This film tried WAY too hard to be scary, so much so that it just got silly. I thinkt the mistake they made was..showing too much too quick. It made me lose interest instantly and made me turn the film off...

Ooops, I almost never do that.