Review of One Missed Call (2003) by Tony B — 19 Jan 2007

As you've probably guessed by now by the synopsis and after the first viewing, this film is a big rip-off of "Ringu". Everything's the same except for one thing: Instead of a killer tape, we're given a killer phone call. The tension is well-maintained and very atmospheric but fails to gives a really good story unlike The Ring. Takashi Miike didn't pull off a masterpiece here, neither a original scary movie. At some parts in the viewing you will probably be thinking to yourself : "This is going nowhere" and you're totally right. The plot is stuck after some times and doesn't seem to be going somewhere so you will continue watching hoping for something good to come but after waiting a bit you're given the end credits sadly. The film offers a resolution for the story but doesn't resolve it like it's suppose to do it. The end is left to the interpretation of the viewer but to me it's just that it was botched and they couldn't think of a good resolution.

I would recommend this only to people who are huge on Asian horror movies (even if you are, I can recommend much better) or big Miike fans. Warning to those who want to get into Miike, this is NOT his best work.