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When a Stranger Calls (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 85
Fresh: 8
Rotten:77
Average Rating: 3.3/10
Consensus: What's fitting punishment for running up the phone bill? Why have that person baby sit; that'll teach them. Or better yet, make that person through this poorly acted, fright-free remake of the 1979 movie of the same name. Camilla Belle is a looker, but she got nothing on Carol Kane, the actress who originally played the part, when it comes to range. The final straw is that the payoff isn't worth the tedium that comes before. Just hang up on this one.
Theatrical Release: Feb 3, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $47,860,214
Synopsis: A slick remake of the 1979 original, Simon West's WHEN A STRANGER CALLS is a contemporary update of a well-known suburban legend. When 16-year-old Jill (newcomer Camilla Belle in the part originally played by Carol Kane) exceeds her cell... [More]
Starring: Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan, Clark Gregg, Derek De Lint
Director: Simon West
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01/15/08
If you’ve seen either Black Christmas or Halloween, there’s nothing new here: the hyped-up score keeps telling us we ought to be scared, but the suspense feels mechanical and fake.
06/24/06
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06/03/06
No plot, no originality, no stars -- and no reason for you to go and see this crap.
05/27/06
You know a horror movie's in trouble when the fake scares outweigh the real ones.
05/16/06
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05/13/06
I can't help feeling that this updating could have been a little more imaginative -- the only wrinkle on the basic plot is that it uses mobile phones.
05/13/06
While teen chillers tend to be exercises in extreme dullness, at least director Simon West tries to wring some suspense out of the scenes here.
05/12/06
Having abstained from character development and stalling for something to do between calls, the movie dwells in the house’s dark corners, plugging plot holes with overzealous sound design.
05/12/06
Atmospheric but generally disappointing thriller, despite a passably tense climax and an eye-catching performance by newcomer Camilla Belle.
05/12/06
This year's "I Know What You Did Last Summer"...You'll be totally immersed and near on the verge of drawing sweat
04/12/06
god damn why in the world would they only remake the first 20 minutes?
04/11/06
Não percebe que a premissa é insuficiente para sustentar 90 minutos de duração e, conseqüentemente, o resultado deixa muito a desejar com relação ao original.
04/02/06
…it did half the trick for me and for that…it receives half the marks.
03/24/06
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