Synopsis
People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.
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Cast
- Ko ShibasakiYumi Nakamura
- Shinichi TsutsumiShin'ichi Tsutsumi
- Kazue FukiishiNatsumi Konishi
- Anna NagataYoko Okazaki
- Atsushi IdaKenji Kawai
- Mariko TsutsuiMarie Mizunuma
- AzusaRitsuko Yamashita
- Karen ÔshimaMimiko Mizunuma
- Renji IshibashiMotomiya
- Gorô KishitaniOka
- 83
Portland Oregonian
Even with nothing at stake emotionally, though, he conjures some real scares, and the finale is as much a head-scratcher as a heart-stopper -- in a good way. - 80
Film Threat
One Missed Call plays like a good cover song. It's not just a repetition of the previous tune. - 70
Variety
Combines scares and chuckles with good production values. - 60
Village Voice
One Missed Call, one of the five movies he made in 2003, is no more than Miike's shot at generating a polished, rote, expertly composed J-horror flick. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
The film is slow and somber during the windup but pretty scary in the follow-through. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
One Missed Call is so unoriginal that the movie could almost be a parody of J-horror tropes, yet Miike, for a while at least, stages it with a dread-soaked visual flair that allows you to enjoy being manipulated. - 50
The New York Times
Where "Ringu" derived its power from the simplicity of its premise and the purity of its execution, One Missed Call staggers under the weight of its director's taste for baroque excess. - 50
New York Post
Strictly generic, it does little more than regurgitate the J-horror hits "Ringu" and "Ju-on."