- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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1 out of 5
Fred Walton's 1979 movie about a babysitter terrorised by crank phone calls from inside the house here gets an ill-advised remake, courtesy of Con Air director Simon West. This time it's colourless Camilla Belle who is forced to babysit in a remote lakeside house as punishment for mobile phone misuse. Her terror increases when the deranged caller starts insisting that she check on the children. But suspense and interest hit rock bottom fast as the film cranks up the sound effects while lowering the gore factor to the point where there's no sense of real dread. So it's a relief when the psycho (scarred-for-real Tommy Flanagan, voiced by Lance Henriksen) makes his sudden appearance, because something actually starts happening. A few mildly diverting thrills aren't enough, though, to breathe life into a plot that's been rendered tired - and tame - through countless imitations.
Plot Summary
Horror thriller starring Camilla Belle as a babysitter whose life becomes threatened after she answers an anonymous phone call.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Jill Johnson
- Camilla Belle
- Stranger
- Tommy Flanagan
- Scarlet
- Tessa Thompson
- Bobby
- Brian Geraghty
- Mr Johnson
- Clark Gregg
- Dr Mandrakis
- Derek De Lint
- Mrs Mandrakis
- Kate Jennings Grant
- Officer Burroughs
- David Denman
- Will Mandrakis
- Arthur Young (2)
- Allison Mandrakis
- Madeline Carroll
Crew
- Director
- Simon West
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