The Caller [HD]

Puzzle Pieces That Don't Quite Fit
Compliments:
First, to the phone - an ancient black rotary menace. Nice job creepy phone!
Second, at times endearing; at times disturbing; at times threatening phone voice created by Lorna Raver.
Third, to the claustrophobic apartment setting; subdued lighting, shadows and colors; use of sound and environment such as rain to enhance tension.
Fourth, to the actors for their casual naturalistic acting e.g. pauses, conversational dialogue, nuanced everyday behaviors, facial expressions. In particular Lefevre, who was tossed into the role at the last moment and might be well served to use that method for future roles, looked very comfortable. She is a talent that is being wasted in TV spots.

Brief storyline:
Mary moves into an apartment in about 2010 that was inhabited by Rose in 1979. Rose calls Mary from around 1979 which becomes obsessively more frequent. They both acknowledge that their connection is happening for a reason. Both Rose and Mary have...

Excellent movie for folks with a brain!
This is a great suspense thriller. Rather than relying upon gore, zombies and lots of blood, this film combines wonderful character development, a creative plot and good acting to create a nice film. The movie has an intriguing story line and a crazy ending. Do not listen to the bad reviews. I am sure those viewers wanted to see people get slashed throughout the film. This does not happen. Instead, enjoying this film requires something that is seriously lacking among today's movie viewers and writers: IMAGINATION!

two different movies
The reviews here cover both movies:
The Caller (1987) with Malcolm McDowell and Madolyn Smith; and The Caller (2011). Very different from each other.

Amazon has mixed them together, the same reviews appear at both Amazon pages. There doesn't seem to be any way to contact them to correct this.

I just watched the 1987 movie and it was OK. Too much talk that wasn't clarified at the end. Surprise ending out of the blue only leads to more confusion. Poorly written but well acted.

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