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One Missed Call

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One Missed Call reviews
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3.2 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 14 critic reviews
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Based on 43 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Horror  |  Mystery  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Yasushi Akimoto (novel "Chakushin ari")
Minako Daira (screenplay Chakushin ari)
Andrew Klavan

Directed by: Eric Valette

Release Date:
Theatrical: January 4, 2008
DVD: April 22, 2008

Running Time: 87 minutes, Color

Origin: Japan / USA / Germany

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, frightening images, some sexual material and thematic elements

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

What will it sound like when you die? In <em>One Missed Call</em>," a chain of people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final fatal moments. Though the messages can be deleted, their number is up. Beth Raymond is traumatized when she witnesses the gruesome deaths of two friends just days apart. Even more disturbing, she knows that both of them had received chilling cell phone messages--actual recordings of their own horrifying last moments. Impossibly, the calls were received days before they died, but each death occurred precisely when and how the messages foretold. The police think Beth is delusional--except for Detective Jack Andrews whose own sister was killed in a freak accident that bears a strange similarity to the deaths of Beth's friends. Together, Jack and Beth work feverishly to unravel the mystery behind the ominous calls. But even as they get closer to the truth, Beth's cell phone begins to ring with an eerie tune and her phone reads "One Missed Call..."(Warner Bros.)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

50

TV Guide Ken Fox

The result is yet another tired, ultimately incoherent horror movie that undoes the promise of its pretty good premise and potentially interesting story structure with dull scares, sloppy ending and a pair of unconvincing, leaden lead performances.

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42

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

On the shortlist for least essential movie of the decade, a copy of a copy of a copy that's so worn down, it's about as fresh and vital as a fifth-generation dub of "The Star Wars Holiday Special."

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40

Variety Dennis Harvey

This decent if derivative scare machine should benefit from a lack of genre competition.

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38

Chicago Tribune Scott Schueller

While director Eric Valette provides the occasional chill, the disturbing spooks aren't enough to make this boat float. Burns sleepwalks through One Missed Call totally devoid of charisma, and Sossamon muddles along, going through the motions.

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38

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Uninspired and painfully familiar.

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38

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jason Anderson

Give this call a miss.

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30

The Hollywood Reporter Richard James Havis

The direction is uninspired, acting is lifeless, and the script borders on the inept.

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30

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

A poker-faced puzzle whose biggest shock is the absence of Sarah Michelle Gellar.

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30

LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

If your cell phone vibrates while you’re watching One Missed Call, go ahead and answer, because even a wrong number will be more exciting than what’s happening onscreen.

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25

Premiere Ryan Stewart

With his preferences for static, colorless visuals and exposition-laden dialogue over conversation, director Valette has now set the bar for the worst film of 2008.

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25

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

This garbled American remake of Takashi Miike's already staticky 2004 exercise in J-horror is a wrong number.

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12

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

One Missed Call was originally a so-so Takashi Miike freak-out. Now it's a worse-worse American eyesore.

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11

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

Do yourself a favor and go rent any Miike film other than this one.

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10

Film Threat Pete Vonder Haar

The original movie One Missed Call is based on was pretty tame, at least by Miike standards. And since it appears studios have no intention of halting this flood of abysmal rehashes, allow me to suggest that they at least have the stones not to pussyfoot around and give us a remake worthy of Hollywood, of America, and of an audience that lacks the willpower to stop buying tickets to half-assed crap.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 3.2 (out of 10) based on 43 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jorge R gave it a10:
2nd favorite horror movie. Screw all u haters. here is nothing wrong with this movie, sure, this was a failed attempt, but wut was best about this movie was the horrific scenes.

J C gave it a10:
How do all the great movies get bad reviews. For real the scariest or funniest movies always have bad scores. This movie is great.

Liam H gave it a3:
I won tickets to this movie, now I know why they were giving the tickets away!

Bryan A gave it a1:
Didn't really understand it at all? Worst ending EVER!!!

Devon S gave it a2:
An awful remake of an awful Japanese Horror film. The only good part about this movie was the Exorcism scene. Quite violent for a PG-13 movie too.

Ken W gave it a6:
Not bad. At least it kept my interest.

J L gave it a1:
Another j-horror remake that just doesn't get it. The only remake to get it, so far, has been the original Ring remake. Of course, remaking a Miike movie for the PG-13 crowd is a misstep and was doomed from the get-go. Also, for the record, the original Japanese version came out in 2003, while Final Destination was released in 2000. That said, Takashi Miike probably never saw Final Destination as he was too busy pumping out four movies and a TV mini-series that year.

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