Review of One Missed Call (2008) by Mike K — 22 Mar 2011

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. Were it not quite this bad, One Missed Call might be like one of those hokey horror films that we look back at in ten years and begin to appreciate some of its self-reverential humor. Edward Burns is merely pedestrian as a cop that joins forces with Beth to get to the bottom of the mystery. Margaret Cho's comic relief turn as a desk cop is the closest we get to being entertained.

VERDICT: "Matinée" - (Mixed reaction). These kinds of movies are usually movies that had some good things, but some bad things kept it from being amazing. This rating says to pay matinée prices to see at a theatre or buy an ex rental or a cheap price the DVD to own.