END CALL is a dreadful little Japanese horror film inspired by Miike's ONE MISSED CALL. The story is about a telephone call which takes you right through to the Devil himself, who grants wishes but curses you at the same time. I was expecting a proper ghost story, but this turns out to be a low budget indie which simply doesn't have the budget to achieve anything convincingly. All you're left with is dull and gloomy greyed-out photography and a handful of set-piece sequences, the best of which happens at the outset and features a guy brushing his teeth with a razor rather than a toothbrush. The rest? Forgettable tosh, I'm afraid.
Review of End Call
