Review of The Call

The Call (II) (2013)
6/10
2nd Half Lost the edge
28 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The first hour was decent - a 911 operator on a call with a kidnapped teen. While artistic license was taken here too, I was able enjoy the movie. But, while I'm pretty good at suspending disbelief, I just couldn't get over the police storming into the empty house and then leaving. It had a "taking my ball and going home" feel to me. I would expect another team to come in and start scouring the home looking for evidence or clues to find the teen, or at least learn more about the abductor. But no - everyone just up and left leaving it open for Jordan to go back and investigate on her own.

The ending was also pretty stupid. First, if Jordan so easily found the trap door, it's pretty likely someone else will find it (since the police know the location, they should be back....or maybe not.) Also, the other victims could potentially never be found. Jordan was in a bad spot earlier with a bad decision. Really bad ending.

It really seems like two different people wrote this movie.
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