Review of When a Stranger Calls (2006) by Emily H — 14 Aug 2012

A boring remake wheres it's all calls for 75 minutes then the last 10 is Camilla Belle running around.

This review of When a Stranger Calls (2006) was written by Emily H on 14 Aug 2012.

When a Stranger Calls has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Avamiller21 (75) on 24 May 2016

Very good! Even thought it's predictable,the tension is still high, and the ending is awesome. Definitely worth a watch…

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By Kara F (90) on 04 Jul 2015

This film had such potential from what I can remember, but all I can remember is Belle's character doing a lot of running…

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By Sultan A (82) on 13 Dec 2015

I love Camille Bell. She's beautiful and she doesn't overact, not annoying at all. I think she nailed the role…

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The first 20 minutes of the original are iconic. The rest of the movie before our protagonist pops back up again are less so…

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Apart from the fact that it is a very generic PG-13 horror movie and that the acting is dreadful, the movie isn't all that bad…

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By Sean D (816) on 13 Dec 2015

I love Camille Bell. She's beautiful and she doesn't overact, not annoying at all. I think she nailed the role…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 17 Mar 2017

Amounts to an assault of jarring music cues and peek-a-boo scares that starts off mechanical and ends up utterly desperate…

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An unintentionally hilarious remake that ruins every ounce of suspense it had going for it…

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