Last night I went to see the suspense/thriller, “The Call”,
which starred Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin.
It was directed by Brad Anderson, and a lot of reviewers pronounced it
to be high-concept. The film follows
Jordan Turner (Halle Berry), who is a 911 operator. On one of her shifts, she receives a call
from a frantic teenage girl whose house has been invaded by a serial
killer. Jordan's clever instructions allow Leah to escape the killer, but when the
call disconnects, Jordan redials the number which alerts the killer. This mistake costs the girls life, and she is
found dead several days later. After
this traumatic event, Jordan explains to her boyfriend that she can no longer
field 911 calls.
Six months later,
Jordan is now a trainer for 911 operations.
This is when a rookie operator receives a call from teenager, Casey
Welson (Abigail Breslin). She was
kidnapped in a mall parking lot and shoved into the trunk of a car. Casey is obviously distraught and fearing her
impending murder. The rookie operator is
inexperienced and clearly cannot handle the situation, so this is when Jordan
takes over the call. Jordan soon
realizes through the call that the man who kidnapped Casey, is the same man who
murdered the other girl 6 months prior.
Jordan is forced to confront the killer from her past in order to save
Casey’s life.
“The Call” was
expected to earn about $11-12 million on its opening weekend, but surpassed
this by a significant margin and grossed $17 million in its first three days. “The
Call” has received mixed reviews from critics, as it currently holds a
40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 81 reviews with the consensus: "The
Call builds plenty of suspense before taking a problematic turn in the
third act”. I have to agree with this unanimity. I found the film to be extremely thrilling,
but I was unhappy with how quick and short the end of the movie was. I felt as though there could have been a
better way to finish out the movie. That
being said, I thought that Abigail Breslin gave a tremendous performance, and
she really made the audience sympathize, and fear for her situation.
It’s not an Oscar
winning film, but if you’re looking to be creeped out, and kept clinging to the
edge of your seat—then I recommend you go see this flick.
As always, here
is a trailer for the movie, along with Halle Berry's interview for the call.
Source: imdb.com
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