The Call (2020)

The Call (2020)

A movie-night thriller with a predictable but perfectly-executed storyline

7.1

Movie

South Korea, United States of America
Korean
Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
2020
LEE CHUNG-HYUN
EL, Jeon Jong-seo, Jo Kyung-sook
112 min

What it's about

Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a serial killer puts another woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.

The take

A woman loses her phone on her way back to her countryside childhood home. Once there, she connects an old landline in hopes of finding her lost mobile, only to start receiving weird calls that seem to be from 20 years ago.

On the other side of the receiver is a girl who seems to be in danger. The Call is thrilling, sometimes scary, but also brilliantly shot, and its plot is so expertly woven. It’s a proper movie-night movie.

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