After hearing some decent buzz about this little indie thriller I decided to put in on my netflix que. And as most of you who have netflix know. Life is busy and it just sat there and wasted my monthly membership lol. And to be honest I didn't think it was going to be very good. Well I'm happy to say I was wrong. The film is a completely original horror esque thriller thats solidly executed. It stars Rachael Lefvre of the Twilight films as a young woman who moves into an apartment after an abusive marriage. She's constantly stalked by her creepy ex and is always on the edge. She than begins to receive strange phone calls looking for someone who doesn't live here. As the crazed calls proceed she questionably finds out that the woman who is speaking to her lived in her apartment in the 70's and is actually calling from the 70's. it's all very twilight zone esque. but here's the big kicker. She's brutally psychotic and as the young woman tries to ignore the phone calls things and people begin to change in Lefvre's life because the crazed woman is murdering them in the past. Now I don't want to give away any twists but the film has got some really shockingly creepy moments. And it somehow makes the simplicity of the house phone menacing again. The cool thing about this movie is that it keeps you going and going and even ends with an unexpected nice bang. Also Lefvre's lead performance is really quite surprising she's strong, vulnerable and comes across as a very capable actress. But the film does have a few weaknesses such as the film quality. It feels very cloudy and cheap like something off the lifetime network, something thats sure to distract you a bit from the films quality in the beginning. And there is a cheesy little romance with a surprisingly sexy Stephen Moyer of True Blood fame. Accompanied by a forced little sex scene. Nonetheless, It's a neat little movie thats worth seeking out and watching. It offers more quality thrills and solid storytelling than most of the films plaguing the multiplexes right now.
Review of The Caller
