Trailer Tuesday - The Call

I struggled to pick a trailer to write about this week - I have seen quite a few new ones in the past few days; some bad, more good.

I stumbled upon this trailer while looking into our Winter/Spring movie list. It's for Halle Berry's upcoming film, The Call. Check out the trailer:

Well, my first thought while watching this trailer was, this is a mash-up of Cellular and Taken. But don't knock the decency of this film before watching the entire trailer. It could turn out to be a hit like the aforementioned films. But it can also be a flop. Only time will tell.

The Call stars Berry as an emergency operator who makes a fatal mistake when she calls a 911 caller back while she is being pursued. The perpetrator hears the phone ringing and finds his victim, killing her. Berry's character suffers from the realization that she played a hand in dooming this caller's fate. It's discovered that the perpetrator is a serial killer, kidnapping young girls and murdering them. Abigail Breslin plays the young girl that becomes this serial killer's net victim that Berry's character tries to save. And so the action begins and thrills and suspense builds as the characters try to save the young girl from being killed.

After watching the trailer it is obvious why I believe it is a mash-up of Cellular and Taken; the cell phone is used as the means for the two characters to communicate (like Cellular) and Berry's character takes it upon herself to rescue the victim (like Taken). It will be a miracle if they are able to maintain this simple plot line for the duration of the film, unless we are surprised with a few twists and turns. However, if the film can manage to be no longer than an hour and a half, it might be able to be successful like Taken.

I am happy to add this to the Winter/Spring movie list as it is the perfect action/thriller to get us through the dull and less than stellar movie months (post award season movies aren't always the greatest). I have a feeling I might enjoy this one as I have tended to like films of this nature in the past (When a Stranger Calls, Hostage, Phone Booth, etc.)

What do you think of Berry's upcoming film? Are you like me and enjoy straight to the point action/thriller films? 

Check out the film's Wikipedia page here for more information.