The Call

The Call

Rated R and Released in Grands Rapids 3/22/13

Reviewed 3/26/13 at Celebration North Theatre in Grand Rapids, MI

with Gary, Danelle, and Aaron

3 out of 5 Js in QUIET Rating System

I have been anticipating this movie after sitting through the previews for months. We all thought The Call was good, but not great. The movie's specialty is its frantic tense moments where Danelle and I both were practically coming out of our chairs. We had a few hushes from the squelchers, Gary and Aaron, on either side of us.

Halle Berry plays seasoned 911 operator Jordan. It was fascinating to get a sense of the inner workings of the emergency process; linking all of the calls and response teams, all while trying to beat a clock, with curve balls thrown left and right. Casey (Abigail Breslin), a victim of a kidnapper/serial killer,  winds up in a trunk of a car. Jordan realizes she has encountered this guy (Michael Eklund) some years ago through one of her calls with a tragic outcome. No way is Jordan going to let the same ending go down twice, while coaching the hysterical Casey. This kept our attention throughout as it was well crafted until the showdown. It got a little crazy when Jordan leaves her post to do some puzzle piecing of her own. Apparently the slew of detectives and responders couldn't solve the time ticking thriller. Or, at least not as fast as Jordan. You won't have any regrets seeing The Call. Just hang on to the suckers as I had a few near misses as I launched a couple over Gary's head.

QUIET Rating system: 3  Js

Quality: JJj

Understood story:  JJJ

Interest: JJJj

Entertainment:  JJJ

Time:  JJJ