Review of The Black Phone (2022) by Tonto — 14 Aug 2022
The Black Phone is a horror/thriller with supernatural elements about a teenager who is abducted by a serial child abductor nicknamed the "Grabber." It starts off introducing us to two teen siblings, Finney and Gwen Blake, who live with their abusive alcoholic father.
Gwen has dreams which are disturbing and turn out to be reality where she has premonitions of friends and her brother being captured by a serial killer. Finney is the victim of bullies but is protected by his friend, Robin, who is tough and fends off the bullies.
Robin is later abducted and killed by the Grabber serial killer. Eventually Finney is abducted by the Grabber and he is thrown in a basement with a phone. Finney contacts ghosts of previous victims through the phone which is a supernatural element of the movie.
They give him advice on how to get out of his imprisonment. The movie was creepy and the Grabber character was terrifying. The movie got tense at various points though it did suffer from some plot holes.
This review of The Black Phone (2022) was written by Tonto on 14 Aug 2022.
The Black Phone has generally received positive reviews.
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