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When a Stranger Calls

Overview


Genre :

Horror, Thriller

Release Date :

February 03, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Simon West

Starring :

Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy, Tessa Thompson, David Denman, Madeline Carroll, Molly Bryant, John Bobek

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 5

“..the film employs every generic horror film trick in a hopeless attempt to generate some atmosphere..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1 of 5

“..one of the most inept, inert, and resoundingly unwatchable "horror" movies of the past few years..”
by Scott Weinberg [EFilmCritic]
2 of 4

“..mostly fails to get your pulse racing..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
2.5 of 10

“..horrible and pointless remake..”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
1.5 of 5

“..brings nothing new to the table, and screws up a lot of the good stuff that's already been done before..”
by Joshua Tyler [Cinema Blend]
1.5 of 4

“..a toothless remake..”
by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
“..a stilted, inept mess in every other way..”
by Walter Chaw [Film Freak Central]
2 of 4

“..a production that never comes close to realizing its potential to tweak the viewer's primal fears..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 5

“..a claustrophobic thriller that delivers suspense for a little while, but runs out of creative steam at exactly the wrong time..”
by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [The Dallas Morning News]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Ted Porter [The Trades]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Sean Clark [The Horror Channel]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Keith Breese [Filmcritic]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Frank Ochieng [MovieEye]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
0.5 of 4
Reviewed by Matt Pais [Chicago Tribune]
0.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
0.5 of 5
Reviewed by Pete Vonder Haar [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
Reviewed by Bill DeLapp [Syracuse New Times]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by [E! Online]
Reviewed by Frank Scheck [The Hollywood Reporter]

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