They really outdid themselves on this one! This was a great movie
I'm not going to write about spoilers because I really watched this drama without reading or watching spoilers; and all I knew about it was the brief description about the plot, which was confusing before I watched the movie itself. I wanted to watch the movie without any prejudice The reason why I was interested was because of the trailer and the genre of the movie, which is my favorite genre. With the trailer alone, the duality of the plot and the characters were inevitable. While watching the movie, all I could say was, WOW! Thank you to the producers, the writers and the actors of this movie, because it was a great movie.If you want a movie that's going to keep your heart racing and feel the character's pain and emotions, you better watch this great movie. I don't need to mention how great Park Shin Hye and Kim Sung Ryung are, because they have always been Queens and they have worked together in You're Beautiful and The Heirs (Both times as male lead's mother)! And, Jeon Jong Seo is a rookie actress and she pulled off her character very well.
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Accidentally watched this movie twice.
Watched the movie twice. I didn't realized that I've already watched it. So, I guess the downside is that it's a bit forgettable.While watching, I can say that with all it's faults, that it's still really entertaining. The casts did a good job. Movies like this one, is really a gamble. The need for a perfect blend of the past and present should be done well or everything will fall apart.
With this one, the biggest question remains, were they cursed? Is that why they were able to connect through phone calls? Oh well, I guess it's stupid to look for reasons in paranormal psychological thriller.
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ODDINARY (out of the ordinary)
I really loved watching the movie.As i finished a Korean drama before watching the movie, I was looking for something that would have made me thrilled or just something that would invite me to watch.
I was really looking forward something that was imaginary yet fierce. I really love the approach of friendship at first, just because it was something out of the normal but then it twisted to someone who can't get enough.
I'd love to see a second part of this movie.
Perhaps a revenge that fails? Or not.
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Some of you might get confused but thats why you have to focus and stick around the whole film.
The thing that I have learned from this movie is that you don't really need many actors so It would be a good movie .Acting was absolutely superb. Very believable performances from everyone involved and amazing work to show changes of the emotional and psychological states in the main characters. Jeon joon seo & Park shin hye played a brilliant role here. Young sook's laugh still give me chills! She played a real villian man!! Hats off to her character.
There is one thing I noticed, The cliffhanger ending that is supposed to shock us but ultimately doesn't fulfill any form of surprise or dread. No, that ending doesn't work at all. Let's just say it made no sense that our villain, wouldn't be found after what happened to her. I know cliffhangers are fun, but at least make them believable.
I liked how the relationship of mom-daughter changed in the end, when from the start Seo-yon towards her mom wasn't in good terms at all, maybe she thought her mom was kinda selfish of herself [doing her nails and such to make beautiful] but the twist of the plot showed that a mother will do everything just to protect and save her child no matter what. Seeing Seo-yon smiles at the end proved her how her mother loves her very much.
Overall, a very well done film that, throughout has you at the edge of your seat
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Scary thriller!
The Call (2020)Scary!! The movie is about a girl who is able to communicate to a girl who used to live in the same house using an old wireless phone. Just when she thought she saved her from being killed by her stepmom, turns out she unleashed a monster.
I was loving the movie until that gas explosion scene and the story went downhill very very fast.
I'd blame this with the main protagonist who I thought was dumb. Everything that happened to her happened because she made too many stupid decisions.
And the while parallel universe logic was too simple and unbelievable. Everything changes in the future but its only physical. She never gets the memories from the past and that knowledge to help her win against the girl.
And that final twist at the end was too much. I almost didn't see it because I thought the movie was over and wasn't paying attention. I'd say they should have scrapped it.
Rating: 7.5/10
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Great acting- Big plot holes
The entertainment value of this film is high. It is suspenseful and well acted. The director and actors clearly worked well together. The writers on the other hand...The first part of this movie is amazing. Up until the main protagonists father is saved everything makes sense. If you don't think too deeply everything is fine... But really things fall apart after that. It falls apart in a slightly annoying way that makes you yell at the protagonist to use their common sense.
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They want us to believe that a young person in the year 2020 would not use the internet to the best of their abilities. This person doesn't have the common sense to do any research on what is happening at all. That is the biggest plot hole of this entire story.
Equally annoying is the fact that she has a zero concept of fact that changes in the past could have negative consequences on the present. She also just casually shares things about the present with this person from 20 years in the past. That's kind of rule number one of dealing with the past, is that you do not share things about the present. Especially since she wasn't doing it for a specific reason, and then already realizee that this was a horrible criminal. If only she knew when to SHUT UP!!!
Then there is this lack of memory. After her father is killed she should have remembered her mother coming to the house.
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One of the best Thrillers around
Definitely one of the best time travel / time loop movie I've watched in a long time. It really puts you at the edge of your seat. Park Shin-Hye and Jeon Jong Seo are both spectacular here. I just don't see this movie succeeding with anyone else aside from them.It's always difficult to create a good time travel movie as there are just too many things to explain and it's really difficult to ensure everything is tied together. They did it pretty well here.
No doubt this is sort of a remake of the old English film but still, the actresses played it to perfection. You can feel the thrill when shin hye and Jong Seo were having their cat and mouse game and there's always that lingering question, how can someone from the present (A) prevent someone from the past (B) from killing A's past self, especially when A has no way of reaching her past self ?
It's like a totally against the odds tale. You know chances are extremely high that A is gonna lose, but you still want to find out if A can actually win.
Masterpiece really.
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you WILL get pissed
Honestly though, this movie took the ‘cliche dumb main character in a horror movie’ to the next level. You have no idea how much she frustrated me. Literally the dumbest person ever, I mean I get that in certain situations you just don’t know how to handle things like that but isn’t she completely dense?But then again this just proves how well the actress is, so kudos to her. Both actresses did extremely well honestly..
The ending kinda fucked me up because i’m honestly kinda happy for the villain winning because wow i did not feel one ounce of sympathy towards the main character, she literally deserved it all because of how dumb and naive she was. Literally how could she possibly make every bad move and the way she handled that stuff is just even more frustrating, it’s just an easy story where it pisses you off.
On a more bright note I guess it’s more realistic to end it like that because how could a dumbass like her outsmart a smart serial killer? Lol, I thought this might’ve been some kinda horror esque movie where the villain gets killed in the end by some magical thing but atleast they showed that it’s practically unrealistic to make her lose against an idiot. So honestly…i’m not even THAT mad. I’m just mad that they made the main character that unlikeable..
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Really pull you in...
I'm going to be brief. Most of "time travel" related dramas are mess but this was pretty ok. Ok. Not perfect. It had few holes and the end was meh(=the last 2 minutes)The acting was brilliant. I was sometimes scared how good it was. It felt too real watching jong-seo, thumbs up for both FL<3
Start was slower but it was bearable and i was nervously bitting my nails through the last 50 minutes,not gonna lie. The thrill was real. Definitely worth watch for people who like thrillers and psychology etc. but sometimes it's better to switch your brain off and just watch.
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Thought-provoking film that will not waste your time
Just a few seconds into the film, I was slowly captivated by the colours. Yes, it is sad and dull. But there is beauty even though it is a sombre colour palette. Besides that, the transitions are fitting as well. From locating the missing smartphone of our lead character, a Galaxy Note 9 (not sponsored) to be exact, the scene slowly and beautifully transitioned to a brain scan.Okay, that might be ridiculous to some. But I do love a good transition. And with The Call (2020), it does not end with simple film transitions. There are several as the story shows us various process or periods of changing from one state to another, which are often heartbreaking. The narrative keeps moving and transforming as both our leads do what they need to survive and live the life they deserve.
And we all know this does not always work out. Sure, we can repeatedly change our life or rather what is up ahead as we have the power to plan or retract every decision we make. However, we cannot control external factors nor mould our life according to what we only want. And most importantly, we can not change the past. A truth that is hard for everyone to accept.
Speaking of which this film is not about time travel. No one travels from past to present or vice versa. The Call (2020) focuses more on connecting with the past and then bending reality when one realises she had the upper hand.
This horror mystery thriller is one of those films that work your brain. If you love that kind of genre, I highly recommend The Call (2020). It is one thought-provoking film that will not waste your time.
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Park Shin Hye Hallyu Queen
She's superb in acting. Good job!! Congratulations to the whole cast.. Recommended.. I love the story. Rewatching?. They did their best in a movie. The director of the movie 100%. Thank you for not giving up park shin hye. Only the Hallyu Queen can do that. 2020 is Park Shin Hye year. Hoping for Next year. More projects. We are here your fans praying for your continued success. That's Daebak!!! Call!#TheCall #ParkShinHye #Call the best. Call.call.call.callCall.call.call.call#call #call #thecall #TheCall #TheCall. Watch it now via Netflix. Top trending worldwide.
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O que você faria se pudesse voltar no tempo?
Esse filme é muito bom, gostei bastante! Os filmes de suspense e sobre crimes são os meus preferidos, mas ainda é raro encontra um filme coreano desse gênero, e ainda mais um que seja bom.A premissa do filme é muito boa, por se passar ao mesmo tempo no passado e no presente, que estão sempre interligados (o que é modificado no passado determina o presente). E o elenco é muito bom, as atuações são muito convincentes, especialmente a da Jeon Jong Seo. Também gostei de ver a Park Shin Hye saindo da zona de conforto, de longe esse é o papel que ela interpretou que eu mais gostei.
Esse é aquele tipo de filme que te prende desde o início, você começa a assistir e não quer mais parar, ainda mais por que você fica curioso pra saber o que aconteceu com a So Yeon e com a Young Sook, que são duas mulheres solitárias e que parecem ter traumas, principalmente por a gente desde o início já imaginar que a Young Sook morreu de forma trágica, e que a morte dela está se aproximando.
A atmosfera o tempo todo é de apreensão e angústia, o suspense em parte é psicológico, você fica ansioso e ao mesmo tempo com receio do que vai acontecer.
Também ocorrem muitas reviravoltas ao longo do filme, algumas já esperadas mas a maioria nem passam pela nossa cabeça.
Sobre o enredo em si eu achei interessante ver a origem de uma serial killer, que é um assunto que eu me interesso muito.
Apesar de o filme ser muito bom eu não dei nota 10, exclusivamente pelo final, que foi mal feito, é confuso e não levou em consideração a linha temporal apresentada. Não fez o menor sentido a mãe da So Yeon aparecer no final se ela tinha morrido, e muito menos a Young Sook ter ressuscitado. Essa ideia do falso final feliz pra nos últimos segundos ter um plot twist não colou.
Enfim, eu super recomendo este filme, tenho certeza que você vai gostar!
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