Review of When a Stranger Calls (2006) by Aleesha J — 03 Jan 2015
Went into this one expecting it to be a piece of shit, but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. All the movie side actors are terrible, the script could do with some improvement and it far to often resorts to fake scares.
But the atmosphere it creates and the psychological terror it inflicts is better than a lot of modern horror movies. Although there are jump scares, the movie doesn't rely upon them to scare the viewer.
I will admit that the movie is anything but original, but it's a remake of a movie that wasn't very original to begin with. If they where to fix this problem, then it wouldn't be a remake of WASC.
The movies lead actress is actually half descent, and since she's the only person it it for 3/4 of the movie, its a good thing. The first 20 minutes of the movie are terrible, as well as a couple of other scenes and the ending.
This isn't a must see, but if you looking for so thing that has actually tries to build up to its scares (a breed of horror movie that is dying out) its worth a watch.
This review of When a Stranger Calls (2006) was written by Aleesha J on 03 Jan 2015.
When a Stranger Calls has generally received mixed reviews.
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