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Storyline
Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue, but then teenager Casey Welson (Abigail Breslin) is abducted and calls 911. Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to try to help Casey escape and also to make sure the man is brought to justice.
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Plot Synopsis
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There are 188 million 911 calls a year. This one made it personal.
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Release Date:
15 March 2013 (USA)
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Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$17,118,745,
17 March 2013
Gross USA:
$51,872,378
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$68,572,378
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Trivia
Halle Berry suffered a minor head injury in a fight scene and had to be rushed to hospital where she was declared to be fine and well.
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Goofs
The dispatch supervisor instructs Jordan (Halle Berry) to keep victim on the line so they can issue an "Amber Alert." This would not be allowed because Amber Alerts in California must contain verified suspect info to include NAME, VEHICLE, and LICENSE PLATE. Because suspect name was not known and vehicle was cold-plated (incorrect plate for vehicle), this would go out as a BOLO (Be On the Look Out), but would not qualify as an "Amber Alert."
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Casey Welson:
Mom. Mom, you were always the perfect mother. You gave me everything that I ever wanted. And I love you. I love you so much. And I'm really sorry. Please don't ever forget me.
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Connections
References
Bridesmaids (2011)
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The Sound Of Winter
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Performed by
Bush (as BUSH)
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By arraignment with Riptide Music Inc.
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User Reviews
There is the main character who is good but not perfect, and there is the one mistake she makes that almost destroys her. And there is her nemesis, engaging her at a challenge greater than any she has had to confront before.
The Call models just about all the techniques of good storytelling. Character, plot, action, and suspense—all the ingredients of a good thriller are there, and blended well. Halle Berry gives a superb performance heading a cast that is capable overall. We can sense and feel the story as it happens.
The bad guy is always a step ahead. Except when he is two steps ahead. Except when the protagonist undertakes a bold new move and, if it works . A big "if," that is.
On a couple of occasions, this movie gives stinging reminders of human fallibility, specifically lapses of good judgment that can cause a situation to deteriorate. We want to beckon the characters in front of us to do certain things, and fast. But they are either too daring or too guileless to anticipate the curveballs that are about to hit them.
Frustrating as that may be, the ending holds a twist gratifying enough to compensate for those frustrations. That even glosses over a certain lack of dénouement—perhaps the one part of storytelling this movie could have used more of. Or was it part of the plan to leave a few things to our imagination?