The Call

 The Call 2013

• Director: Brad Anderson
• Seen by the director: Fringe, The Wire, Homicide Life on the Streets
• Based on book: no
• Cast: Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Michael Imperioli
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Halle Berry – X-Men etc, Cloud Atlas, Frankie & Alice, Things We Lost in the Fire, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Jungle Fever
• Abigail Breslin – Zombieland 1&2, Ender’s Game, August Osage County, Little Miss Sunshine
• Michael Imperioli – The Sopranos, Dead Presidents, Clockers, Jungle Fever
• Why? Halle Berry
• Seen: 25 June 2022           

       Jordan (Berry) works in an emergency call centre. She makes a mistake, and a girl is kidnapped during the call and later found murdered.

       Six months later she’s still on anti-depressants and another teen, Casey, (Breslin) is kidnapped from a car park, thrown in the boot of a car, and driven off. She has a disposable mobile phone, so she calls 911. Jordan gets the call, panics then deals with it.

       It’s exciting and Berry is as good as always, but it’s not very credible.      

2 ½ * of 5