NIGHT CALLER Review: Make Sure You Answer This Call
If you could have any superpower what would it be? The usual answers include super strength or flight, but even more common is usually some kind of psychic or mental abilities like being able to read people’s minds (after the invention of social media, I think I’ll pass on that one) or being able to predict the future. After watching Night Caller, I think I’ll pass on that one, too.
Haven’t heard of Night Caller? Here’s the official synopsis:
Telephone psychic Clementine Carter is pulled into a complex web of mystery when she receives a call from a serial killer. Predicting his murders before he commits them puts her into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Enlisting the aid of her invalid father and clairvoyant co-worker, they must use their unique abilities to stay one step ahead of a maniac whose unspeakable acts in the present are nothing compared to his past and future.
The movie started quickly enough; opening with the visions of a murder and viewers get to meet the psychic and killer right away. Throughout the film, the psychic continues to be haunted by these visions. She turns to her father and her friend for help in stopping the killer.
Despite the fast, attention-grabbing beginning, the movie did lose steam later. I wish the pacing would’ve been faster. But the movie was still enjoyable: the concept, the visuals, the gore. I am such a gore-whore that I did not mind the gruesomeness of the film and the style of the visuals made me feel like I was watching an older horror movie.
Written and directed by Chad Ferrin, the film also has its fair share of stars. Susan Priver, Steve Railsback and Bai Ling star as the unlikely trio trying to take this killer down. Here’s the trailer:
Night Caller is now available on demand through iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Dish.
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