THE CALL

No not the Halle Berry one, the Jigsaw one.

this movie is about as basic as they come, and feels more like an early 2000s movie. it's essential another on of those "characters stumble into there own personal hell/grief metaphor" movies. expect hell looks a lot like a really sick custom haunted house you get to tour through. Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell of course give amazing performances, but over all the movie isn't trying anything new. with the giant FINAL DESTINATION you may expect this movie to be a gore fest, but overall its quite tame with its gore. the real joy of this movie is watching the characters stumble through a halloween horror nights hellscape. surprisingly, this movie tries to actually scare you and doesn't really care much for the bloody bits. key word there being tries.

just because you cast Elise and Jigsaw doesn't mean the cheap jump scares work.

5/10