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One Missed Call - Review

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Rated: PG-13
Distributor: Warner Brothers
Release Date:  2008-01-04

Starring: Ed Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Ana Claudia Talancon, Ray Wise, Azura Skye, Johnny Lewis, Jason Beghe, Margaret Cho

Directed by Eric Valette
Produced by Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Scott Kroopf, Jennie Lew
Written by Andrew Klavan

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Reviewed by Josh Tyler : 2008-01-04 17:14:47
One Missed Call, as you might have guessed, is yet another remake of a Japanese horror film about ghosts who make murder appointments using modern technology. Apparently in addition to fearing Godzilla, Tokyo denizens have real issues with anything that’s powered by electricity. Next up for American remaking: a movie about a ghost who kills people with electric blankets. Meanwhile, I staunchly refuse to be afraid of my cell phone, or at least if I’m going to be afraid of it, I need better reasons than the ones given in this script, adapted by Andrew Klavan.

It stars Shannyn Sossamon and Ed Burns as two people with no personality inexplicably involved in some sort of curse which has nothing to do with them . Shannyn plays Beth Raymond, a college co-ed who dresses in clothes stolen out of her grandmother’s closet, and whose friends are mysteriously dying. Before their death, each of them receives a phone call, from themselves, and they hear themselves die. The time of the call predicts their death, and so while they wait for the ghost to show up and kill them, they all hallucinate creepy crawlies. It’s not long before Beth gets such a call, and so she enlists the help of an easily convinced police detective named Jack, played by Ed Burns, to keep her from ending up in the morgue.

The script is terrible and the characters within it barely more than cardboard cutouts waiting to be killed. The curse, is ridiculous and never actually makes any sense, even at the end, when it’s explained to us. There’s no real reason for what’s happening, even though the movie spends most of its running time trying to find one. The answer it does come up with, simply doesn’t fit. As for being scary, forget it. The closest thing One Missed Call had to offer are cheap camera tricks. For instance, the moment in the film that seemed to get the biggest reaction out of the audience I saw it with, has Sossamon reacting to a noise, jumping, and turning to reveal Ed Burns calmly standing behind her depressing an inhaler… for no particular reason. If that’s your kind of horror movie, then One Missed Call might be for you.

My personal theory here is that this is a movie primarily constructed to sell ringtones. The ghost uses a signature ring to call people, and assuming anyone liked this piece of shit, I’m sure whichever corporate conglomerate it was that had hand in making this thing will make a mint off of selling it for suckers to put on their Nokia. I hope everyone who sees this movie runs right out and buys it, so I’ll know who to avoid engaging in conversation. I have an excuse. I had to see it. You on the other hand chose to see it, and then went home to download a crummy overpriced ringtone so you could remember all the fun you had seeing it. Not only did you choose to see an obviously awful movie, you enjoyed it. Whoever you are, I’m not talking to you.


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  1. Amanda Says:

    WORST MOVIE EVERRR!!!!!!! everything happends too quick in the begining and its soo predictible :p

  1. JANESSA Says:

    THIS MOVIE IS A JOKE... the microphone was clearly visible for half the movie which doesn't exactly scream horror, and neither do plastic Halloween masks which seemed to be used on the 'walking dead'. Seriously, WORST MOVIE EVER. I almost want to tell people to go to it so they can see how bad it is. Ughhh.

  1. Ivy Says:

    This is worse than cabin fever!!!. Did any of the makers of this movie watch it before releasing it? If they did then I have just one thing to say ... WOW!! how lame!!! I felt so stupid after watching it. I totally agree with this review!! People don't waste your money!!!!

  1. Rylee Says:

    Wow that ended so dumb.. The movie was jumpy but it was so dumb ah lame lame lame

  1. Kris Says:

    At least Cabin Fever was intentionally campy and funny... it never took itself seriously...("Pancaaaakes!" - followed by an equally inexplicable slow-mo karate demo, thats funny right there)

  1. Dave Says:

    This movie was so bad we were seriously considering asking the theatre for a refund after watching it. ONE OF THE WORST movies I have EVER seen. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!

  1. Brittany And Rebecca Says:

    Agreed with every one else in this reveiw.
    except the jumpy one.
    no part of this movie was scarey.
    it was literally like a comedy.
    and the "mask's" sucked.
    you couldnt take anything serioussly.
    it just was not a good movie.

  1. sarah Says:

    WHAT a JOKE lamest movie i ever payed for way to predictable copys off other movies not woth the money or time

  1. alvin Says:

    really!

  1. nellie Says:

    so yeah i am about to go see this movie in a little while and i was totally freaked. but now im not so sure i am :) thanks guys the stuff about the microphones showing and the really horrible fake masks that really did help :) i will write later and post a (bad?) comment about it.

  1. Allie Says:

    This movie was really scary and kind of stupid

  1. kealoha Says:

    okay, i just watched this movie like an hour ago. to tell you the truth, i didn't understand why exactly the cat died in the beginning. after the first person died i could tell who the next person was going to die. it was predictable. it still had those little jumpy moments. but the ending really sucked (:

  1. eva Says:

    is this movie actually this bad?? im gonna see it in 1 hour...and i think i should change my mind because after all the reviews i read.....this sounds HORRIBLE! there wasn't ONE good review!!!!!! Mayybe i should see cloverfield instead of this!~

  1. erin Says:

    woooww. i have never seen a worse movie, ever.
    i actully saw this in the theater (and wasted my money) i might add, and the entire theater was cracking up the entire time, i swear this movie is a joke, no one in there right mind could have seriusly thought this movie was good let alone scary. heres a little bit of what people were saying while in the theater watching this movie, --are you kidding me? alright wheres Ashton, were obviously being punk'd, i want my money back, lets go i cant take this much longer, and i think they the director of this movie deserves an award- he just invented a new form of torture.-- yeaah this movie is THAT bad so i advise you not to see it.
    i really thought this movie was going to be good
    but they took a pretty cool idea and totally ruined it
    completely and 100%.
    congrats. c:

  1. Remy Says:

    Wow so much hate to this movie. I actually liked it a little bit. Sure, not the best and a lot of things were predictable, but I like the concept. Also it had its moments that scared me a little bit. The acting was ok and I never noticed the microphone. Also the ringtone in it was very cool. I have it on my phone. So I would say if you enjoy american remakes of japanese horror movies, and I usually do youmight want to check this movie out. I give it three out of five stars.

  1. Sabrina Says:

    Thank god I checked reviews before I wasted my time and money renting this on PPV. Thanks.

  1. Fred Says:

    This is why I do not listen to reviews. I read a review once saying that The Sixth Sense was bad, after watching it, I learned not to listen to them. Anyways, back to this one. I myself enjoyed watching it. It was predictable yes, how can it not be? Someone dies, their phone calls someone else, of course you know whats going to happen next. It really isnt that bad of a movie, until the end. To me the ending makes sense, but it takes alot to put everything together. But to me, your supposed to be satisfied, scared, what have you, at the end. Not to analyze it trying to figure out what happened.

  1. AL BELL Says:

    this movie is DUMB STUPID RETARED BORING SHITTY LAME INCOMPATANT UNAMUSSING WASTFULL =(tape, time, cast, papper for scripts, lighting, electricity used to make and view film, make up , toys, cameras, cell phones, speacial effects, acting, speech, words, dictonary, life, food, internet, stages, clothing) an utter waste of bordom ... id rather sit in the corning with glass in my toe than to watch this film .... its hould be detroyed immediatly and snatched from all stores in all forms... the govornment should put this in restricted areas where they hide aliens ..... this is how much i hate this movie !!

  1. George Says:

    Excellent Movie!

  1. moviereviewer Says:

    Ok this movie freaked me out , ending was DUMB ! , Yeea I know cheesy im scared buy im allowed to be . I dont enjoy horror movies late at night :P

  1. sarah Says:

    worst movie ever!

  1. cindy Says:

    Go see the Japenese Verison!!!its so much bettter. american verison is complete shyt.. and the acting.... give me a break.

  1. hola Says:

    THIS MOVIE WAS THE WORST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!

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