Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them.
Don't Hang Up is a competent but unremarkable home-invasion thriller that leans heavily on the prank-call premise popularized by films like When a Stranger Calls. The plot is straightforward and predictable, with thin character motivations and familiar genre beats. The two lead performances are adequate but lack depth, and the supporting cast is minimal. Cinematography makes decent use of confined spaces and screen-based visuals to build tension. The twist ending adds some bite and is one of the film's stronger elements, elevating it slightly above its middling setup. Overall it functions as a passable genre entry but brings little that feels fresh or distinctive.