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One Missed Call (2004)

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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