One Missed Call
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: January 4, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
24
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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3
Negative:
11
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50
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
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. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
On the shortlist for least essential movie of the decade, a copy of a copy of a copy that's so worn down, it's about as fresh and vital as a fifth-generation dub of "The Star Wars Holiday Special." Read full review
40
VarietyDennis Harvey
This decent if derivative scare machine should benefit from a lack of genre competition. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Uninspired and painfully familiar. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneScott Schueller
While director Eric Valette provides the occasional chill, the disturbing spooks aren't enough to make this boat float. Burns sleepwalks through One Missed Call totally devoid of charisma, and Sossamon muddles along, going through the motions. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason Anderson
Give this call a miss. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
A poker-faced puzzle whose biggest shock is the absence of Sarah Michelle Gellar. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterRichard James Havis
The direction is uninspired, acting is lifeless, and the script borders on the inept. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
If your cell phone vibrates while you’re watching One Missed Call, go ahead and answer, because even a wrong number will be more exciting than what’s happening onscreen. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
This garbled American remake of Takashi Miike's already staticky 2004 exercise in J-horror is a wrong number. Read full review
25
PremiereRyan Stewart
With his preferences for static, colorless visuals and exposition-laden dialogue over conversation, director Valette has now set the bar for the worst film of 2008. Read full review
12
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
One Missed Call was originally a so-so Takashi Miike freak-out. Now it's a worse-worse American eyesore. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Do yourself a favor and go rent any Miike film other than this one. Read full review
10
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
The original movie One Missed Call is based on was pretty tame, at least by Miike standards. And since it appears studios have no intention of halting this flood of abysmal rehashes, allow me to suggest that they at least have the stones not to pussyfoot around and give us a remake worthy of Hollywood, of America, and of an audience that lacks the willpower to stop buying tickets to half-assed crap. Read full review
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