You can afford to miss this 'Call'
You can afford to miss this 'Call'
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Plagued by weak characters and plot, 'One Missed Call' doesn't ring any bells. American remakes of Japanese horror-thrillers have been hit-or-miss. For every box-office smash such as "The Ring" ($129 million in 2002), there's an equally unsuccessful "Pulse" ($20 million in 2006). "One Missed Call" re-engineers 2003's "Chakushin Ari" and follows the Far Eastern genre's tradition of death delivered through evolving technology (videocassettes, the Internet and cellphones). Try as it may to capture the original's success in Japan, "One Missed Call" ends up a remake better left unmade. |
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