SummaryWhen troubled divorcee, Mary Kee, sets up house in her new apartment, she stumbles across an old telephone which she quickly falls in love with. Struck by its antique charm, she gives it pride of place in her home. Before long, Mary begins to receive strange phone calls from a mysterious unknown caller. Over time, she discovers that the caller i... Read More
Directed By:Matthew Parkhill
Written By:Sergio Casci
The Caller
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Aug 25, 2011
58
For a while, the two ominous elements play off each other promisingly, and then it all becomes ridiculous, despite an appearance from the excellent Lorna Raver, the malevolent gypsy woman from "Drag Me To Hell."
Aug 25, 2011
25
The way in which the action indulges in long, underlined silences furthers the overriding sense of trying too hard to muster up a suspenseful mood from a conceit better suited to a half-hour television program.
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Feb 3, 2013
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After a messy divorce, Mary is left to live alone in a new home... Or so it would seem... Mary begins receiving strange phone calls from an old woman that claims to be from the past, and the two strike up an odd friendship until Rose begins to show cracks in her fractured personality. Every time Mary upsets Rose over the phone, Rose is somehow able to manipulate the past to cause trouble for Mary in the future, with dire consequences! THE CALLER gets off to a thrilling start, but eventually digresses into the supernatural equivalent of BACK TO THE FUTURE. By the end, the film becomes so laughably absurd and far-fetched that it loses all credibility. Twisted timelines require a huge suspension of disbelief, and often result in plot holes and logical inconsistencies. THE CALLER is no exception. The dramatic events that Rose initiates in the past have only a single small impact on the future. This leaves the audience focused on their confusion, and not on the film. While these things often distract, THE CALLER is fairly played by TWILIGHT's Rachelle Lefevre, and director Matthew Parkhill does manage to bring a creepy mood to an otherwise messy script. -Carl Manes I Like Horror Movies
Production Company:
- Alcove Entertainment
- Head Gear Films
- Metrol Technology
- Pimienta
- The Salt Company International
Release Date:Aug 26, 2011
Duration:1 h 35 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Some calls are best left unanswered.
Awards
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
