It would probably be appropriate to classify Brad Anderson’s ferociously taut thriller
The Call as a nail-biter, but that would imply that you’d be capable of digging your tightly clenched fists out of the movie-theater armrests to begin with (note to guys taking a date to the film -- wear a leather jacket with long sleeves). An efficient, high-concept thriller that echoes Larry Cohen’s postmillennial output, it’s precisely the kind of tense fare that plays best to a crowded house, and benefits greatly from the direction of a filmmaker who knows how to tighten the screws on his squirming audience.
Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) is a 911 operator in the Hiv...
Released:
2013
Rated:
R
Length:
88 mins