Look closely! Do you see what I see? Look at the eyes. Now I bet you do and your stomach just dropped a mile downwards. Those faces for empty eyes look terrifying, don't they? Well don't get too excited. Don't let this picture fool you as it fooled me. I apologize for the minute or so anticipation you might have had to watch this movie if you are a thriller fanatic, but I assure you that is not what you will find here.
I recently viewed yet another thriller. Unfortunately for me, though, is the fact that it was absolutely horrible. Knock-off, corny, anti-climactic, bad acting, and confusing are but a glimpse from the long list of words I am sure I could come up with to describe this movie.
Now I know that one may tell me not to judge; I do not like scary movies. This is false. I happen to love scary movies...the night following the viewing however is a different story. One Missed Call was almost a precise replication of the well know The Ring, which when released was a very new and creative idea. The fact that some mysterious creepy dead girl could locate you regardless of your location, call you, tell you how many days you have left to live, and then kill you was intriguing; as you may remember America went through a horror film craze during the year this movie was released (along with The Grudge and some other classics).
The Ring, though terrifying, was amazing. While the story was definitely intricately planned it wasn't so hard to follow; there was clearly much thought put in behind it and the events unfolded well. In One Missed Call, I can not say the same. Not only was the story confusing, but it made no logical sense. Obviously scary movies are all fictional, however what sets a great scary movie apart from the rest is the very realistic qualities that they contain. One Missed Call had no such quality so to speak. Aside from the confusing and supposedly scary main plot, there was not even a sub plot. There was no greater message attempting to awaken its viewers, there was no romantic aspect to the film, there was no meaning except for a phone call with albeit a chilling ring tone.
This 'Missed Call' is a call dialed from the phone of the person previously killed. The message that is left is that of how the owner of that phone is going to die. You actually hear your own death. The phone call comes in on the date and time of your murder. This all may sound terrifying to you, but have no fear! All this mysterious killings are traced back to some little girl who tried to kill her little sister, and then died having an asthma attack which was caught on a nanny-cam. The sister, however, was in the hospital when it burnt down killing her mother. If you think this already sounds confusing, wait until you hear the rest. When the main character Beth Raymond (played by Shaynnyn Sossamon) who acts as the morally righteous protagonist goes to thehospital to try and uncover the mistery, she is attacked by a little baby. Who is this baby? Your guess is as good as mine. The movie ends with a close-up shot on a cell-phone, recieving a call playing the same ring tone indicating the killer.
Not only was I utterly confused throughout the entire film with the anticipation of maybe a concluding end, but I was left in conusion feeling as if I had just wasted two hours of my life. I do not suggest this movie. Your time is much better spent on worthier movies with meaningful and intresting plots.
Now I know that one may tell me not to judge; I do not like scary movies. This is false. I happen to love scary movies...the night following the viewing however is a different story. One Missed Call was almost a precise replication of the well know The Ring, which when released was a very new and creative idea. The fact that some mysterious creepy dead girl could locate you regardless of your location, call you, tell you how many days you have left to live, and then kill you was intriguing; as you may remember America went through a horror film craze during the year this movie was released (along with The Grudge and some other classics).
The Ring, though terrifying, was amazing. While the story was definitely intricately planned it wasn't so hard to follow; there was clearly much thought put in behind it and the events unfolded well. In One Missed Call, I can not say the same. Not only was the story confusing, but it made no logical sense. Obviously scary movies are all fictional, however what sets a great scary movie apart from the rest is the very realistic qualities that they contain. One Missed Call had no such quality so to speak. Aside from the confusing and supposedly scary main plot, there was not even a sub plot. There was no greater message attempting to awaken its viewers, there was no romantic aspect to the film, there was no meaning except for a phone call with albeit a chilling ring tone.
This 'Missed Call' is a call dialed from the phone of the person previously killed. The message that is left is that of how the owner of that phone is going to die. You actually hear your own death. The phone call comes in on the date and time of your murder. This all may sound terrifying to you, but have no fear! All this mysterious killings are traced back to some little girl who tried to kill her little sister, and then died having an asthma attack which was caught on a nanny-cam. The sister, however, was in the hospital when it burnt down killing her mother. If you think this already sounds confusing, wait until you hear the rest. When the main character Beth Raymond (played by Shaynnyn Sossamon) who acts as the morally righteous protagonist goes to thehospital to try and uncover the mistery, she is attacked by a little baby. Who is this baby? Your guess is as good as mine. The movie ends with a close-up shot on a cell-phone, recieving a call playing the same ring tone indicating the killer.
Not only was I utterly confused throughout the entire film with the anticipation of maybe a concluding end, but I was left in conusion feeling as if I had just wasted two hours of my life. I do not suggest this movie. Your time is much better spent on worthier movies with meaningful and intresting plots.
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