I'd been wanting to see this movie for months, and when I finally saw it at Best Buy, I had plans on picking it up. I decided not to, and went to Hollywood Video later that day. I really didn't think I was going to see Phone there. Then, I saw 9 Souls there. I was shocked. So, I decided "If they have 9 Souls they have to have Phone", and sure enough, they did.
Unfortunately, Phone wasn't a good movie. I'd been looking forward to it for quite a while, but kept my expectations low. I'm glad I did. This movie disappointed me- but not half as much as it could've, if I had been looking forward to it more. Like I said, I'm glad I wasn't.
When this movie starts up, you kind of figure it's going to be about this angry man who keeps calling the main star, since that's what all of the characters are talking about, and are focused on, during the first little bit of the film. Guess what? It's not. No, by the end of the movie, I realized that sometime during the middle the story just became a big mess. And, by the end of the film, who were we supposed to be cheering for? In the fight between Jin-hie, and what's-her-face, especially. In that scene, I was glad that Jin-hie died. But, then wait.. later into the film, are we supposed to be cheering for her when she finally gets her revenge? I wasn't. I also wanted the woman (I forget her name) to die in the scene, where she pushes Jin-hie down the stairs.
I found the movie uninteresting, not entertaining, and not scary at all. I wasn't really expecting it to be scary, but the scare tactics used in this movie, are some of the weakest I've ever seen. Since when did closing in on a dolls face become scary? And, what does Yeong-ju having long black hair in a dream, have to do with the story? It just seemed like a completely random, unneeded thing used in the movie, to try and scare people, since nothing else was happening. I also hated the music.
I found myself hating all of the characters, to be honest. The payoff was weak, and would've been extremely disappointing, had the rest of the film been good. Like I said, I rented this the same time I rented the film 9 Souls. Okay, so the two films absolutely have nothing to do with each other, but I'm glad I rented 9 Souls when I rented this. 9 Souls makes up for Phone in every possible way. At least the Oldboy trailer was on the DVD for Phone. That was worth the $4 I paid for it alone.
I do not recommend this movie.
Unfortunately, Phone wasn't a good movie. I'd been looking forward to it for quite a while, but kept my expectations low. I'm glad I did. This movie disappointed me- but not half as much as it could've, if I had been looking forward to it more. Like I said, I'm glad I wasn't.
When this movie starts up, you kind of figure it's going to be about this angry man who keeps calling the main star, since that's what all of the characters are talking about, and are focused on, during the first little bit of the film. Guess what? It's not. No, by the end of the movie, I realized that sometime during the middle the story just became a big mess. And, by the end of the film, who were we supposed to be cheering for? In the fight between Jin-hie, and what's-her-face, especially. In that scene, I was glad that Jin-hie died. But, then wait.. later into the film, are we supposed to be cheering for her when she finally gets her revenge? I wasn't. I also wanted the woman (I forget her name) to die in the scene, where she pushes Jin-hie down the stairs.
I found the movie uninteresting, not entertaining, and not scary at all. I wasn't really expecting it to be scary, but the scare tactics used in this movie, are some of the weakest I've ever seen. Since when did closing in on a dolls face become scary? And, what does Yeong-ju having long black hair in a dream, have to do with the story? It just seemed like a completely random, unneeded thing used in the movie, to try and scare people, since nothing else was happening. I also hated the music.
I found myself hating all of the characters, to be honest. The payoff was weak, and would've been extremely disappointing, had the rest of the film been good. Like I said, I rented this the same time I rented the film 9 Souls. Okay, so the two films absolutely have nothing to do with each other, but I'm glad I rented 9 Souls when I rented this. 9 Souls makes up for Phone in every possible way. At least the Oldboy trailer was on the DVD for Phone. That was worth the $4 I paid for it alone.
I do not recommend this movie.