One Missed Call (2004)

Takashi Miike directs this Japanese tech-horror in which people mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, foretelling their deaths.

Release date: 1/17/04 (Japan)

Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes

Director: Takashi Miike

Writers: Yasushi Akimoto (novel), Minako Daira (screenplay)

Streaming on: YouTube, TubiTV, Cinemax

I was working in a movie theater when this came out and I believe at the time I didn't know Takashi Miike yet. Unfortunately it wasn't at our theater very long, and I missed the opportunity to see it on the big screen.

0.5/1 Directing

0.4/1 Cinematography

0.5/1 Visual design

0.6/1 Editing

0.4/1 Plot

0.5/1 Writing

0.3/1 Acting

0.5/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound

0.1/1 Originality

0.5/1 Rewatchability

Total: 4.3/10 Binge Bones

The verdict: Inconsistently effective, maybe only watch if you already love Takashi Miike or Japanese ghost horror.

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