Wednesday, April 4, 2012

THE CALLER

THE CALLER
     STEPHEN MOYER  RACHELLE LEFEVRE  LUIS GUZMAN

MARY (LEFEVRE) IS GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE AND DECIDES TO GET HER OWN PLACE.  SHORTLY AFTER MOVING IN SHE MEETS HER NEIGHBOR (GUZMAN) AND THEN STARTS GETTING THESE PHONE CALLS FROM RUTH.  AT FIRST, MARY THINKS RUTH IS JUST A LONELY CRAZY WOMAN NEEDING SOMEONE TO TALK TO, BUT MARY SOON LEARNS THAT THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS AS THEY SEEM.  MARY'S NEW BOYFRIEND (MOYER) TRIES TO HELP HER, BUT THEN HE MAY NOT BE WHO MARY THINKS HE IS EITHER.
THIS IS A WELL MADE MOVIE, THE ACTING IS GOOD ENOUGH, THE STORY KEEPS YOUR INTEREST AND THE DIRECTION KEEPS THE STORY MOVING ALONG, BUT THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT HAPPENS UNTIL THE LAST TWENTY MINUTES OR SO.  WHEN IT IS OVER, YOU MIGHT WONDER WHAT HAPPENED, BUT I THINK IT IS MADE CLEAR ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND.  THIS PRESENTS ITSELF AS MORE OF A THRILLER THAN AN HORROR MOVIE, BUT THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS THAT IT JUST ISN'T THAT THRILLING.
RATING  2 OUT OF 5  

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