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The Call Up

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 30m
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4.9/10
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The Call Up (2016)
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A group of online gamers are invited to try a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game but things take a sinister turn when these masters of the shoot-'em-up discover that they will actua... Read allA group of online gamers are invited to try a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game but things take a sinister turn when these masters of the shoot-'em-up discover that they will actually be fighting for their lives.A group of online gamers are invited to try a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game but things take a sinister turn when these masters of the shoot-'em-up discover that they will actually be fighting for their lives.
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4K
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    • Charles Barker(attached)
    • Charles Barker
    • Damian Fitzsimmons(additional writing by)
  • Stars
    • Max Deacon
    • Morfydd Clark
    • Ali Cook
    • Charles Barker(attached)
    • Charles Barker
    • Damian Fitzsimmons(additional writing by)
  • Stars
    • Max Deacon
    • Morfydd Clark
    • Ali Cook
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    • 61User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Max Deacon in The Call Up (2016)
    The Call Up (2016)
    Chris Obi in The Call Up (2016)
    Ali Cook, Max Deacon, Tom Benedict Knight, Parker Sawyers, Adriana Randall, Morfydd Clark, and Douggie McMeekin in The Call Up (2016)
    Ali Cook in The Call Up (2016)
    Adriana Randall in The Call Up (2016)
    Parker Sawyers in The Call Up (2016)
    Max Deacon and Douggie McMeekin in The Call Up (2016)
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    Max Deacon
    Max Deacon
    • Carl
    Morfydd Clark
    Morfydd Clark
    • Shelly
    Ali Cook
    Ali Cook
    • Edward
    Tom Benedict Knight
    Tom Benedict Knight
    • Marco
    Chris Obi
    Chris Obi
    • Sergeant
    • (as Christopher Obi)
    Boris Ler
    Boris Ler
    • Zahid
    Douggie McMeekin
    Douggie McMeekin
    • Adam
    Adriana Randall
    Adriana Randall
    • Taylor
    Parker Sawyers
    Parker Sawyers
    • Andre
    Greg Kolpakchi
    Greg Kolpakchi
    • Tortured Terrorist
    Jaimi Barbakoff
    Jaimi Barbakoff
    • Wanda
    • (voice)
    Dino Fazzani
    • Terrorist
    Leo Chell
    • Terrorist
    Peter Sean Morris
    • Terrorist
    • (as Peter Morris)
    Stuart McNeil
    Stuart McNeil
    • Terrorist
    Chris Cusick
    • Terrorist
    • (as Christopher Cusick)
    Gary John Barber
    • Terrorist
    • (as Gary Barber)
    Simon Cooke
    • Terrorist
      • Charles Barker(attached)
      • Charles Barker
      • Damian Fitzsimmons(additional writing by)
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      The way the body armour and hit points work is very similar to the ghouls and ghosts gaming series
    • Goofs
      The Sergeant (Chris Obi) has a mixture of ribbons from the Air Force Basic Training Ribbon (on top row for God's sake) to the Bronze Star (on the position of the least ranking -- it is the 20th military ranking of all military awards and is usually found on the top (highest ranking) row. There are other service and auxiliary ribbons that could be from JrROTC to Police/Fire to Foreign. All it takes for wardrobe to set these ribbons correctly is to look up the proper military service "Order of Preference."

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    5/10
    Wasted opportunity
    Well shot and composed with good colors and contrast. Appropriate solid special effects and motion graphics, not over the top at all.

    Yes these are aesthetic observations but aesthetics are important, especially in Sci-Fi. They're also the only good thing I can say about the movie.

    Horrible acting and a horrible script. I don't know whats worse, the script or the casting. The stereotypes are also poorly written. For stereotypes. All the building blocks were there for something more coherent and edgy. A tighter script with some better casting could have turned this into a cult classic.

    The missed opportunity is highlighted even more by the solid production work. Unfortunate.
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    • Sep 24, 2016

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 2016 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • Official site (Japan)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Red & Black Films
      • Stigma Films
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
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