Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves -- messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.
One Missed Call is a pale American remake of Takashi Miike's J-horror original, offering little beyond recycled genre tropes. The premise of death-predicting voicemails has some inherent intrigue but is squandered by a convoluted, unsatisfying narrative. Acting is largely flat and unconvincing, with characters making predictable horror-movie decisions. Cinematography hits serviceable J-horror aesthetic beats with some atmospheric moments but nothing distinctive. Novelty is low — it treads well-worn J-horror remake territory (echoing The Ring, The Grudge) without adding a fresh perspective. The ending is muddled and fails to deliver a satisfying resolution or genuine scare, undermining whatever tension was built.