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Entrou em out. de 2002
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Phone is a 'haunted technology' movie, like the Ringu trilogy
(where Ringu had a possessed video tape, Phone has a possessed mobile phone number), which has, of course, led
some reviewers to simply label this film as merely a Ringu clone.
But this is unfair, as Phone's use of flashbacks is well-used and,
once the heroine starts looking into the origin of the phone number
(another nod to Ringu, and also The Eye), the plot becomes much
more twisty and engrossing than similar films. The bitter, spite-oriented origin of the possessed phone number is
typically Far Eastern in flavour, and the story, reaching a satisfying
denouement, is clever and is certainly as well-constructed (if not
more so) than in the Ringu films.
The weakest part of Phone's story is the inclusion of an attacker
(angry at the reporter heroine's expose of him) who tries to kill the
protagonist and, when he dies, is never mentioned again. This
could be a (bad) case of cutting in order to reduce the film's
running time (as with Bichunmoo) to please Korea's cinema
chains (who demand films be short enough to to be shown as
frequently as possible each day.)
All in all, though, Phone is a fine horror tale with some genuine
scares and a superb performance from the little possessed girl.
(where Ringu had a possessed video tape, Phone has a possessed mobile phone number), which has, of course, led
some reviewers to simply label this film as merely a Ringu clone.
But this is unfair, as Phone's use of flashbacks is well-used and,
once the heroine starts looking into the origin of the phone number
(another nod to Ringu, and also The Eye), the plot becomes much
more twisty and engrossing than similar films. The bitter, spite-oriented origin of the possessed phone number is
typically Far Eastern in flavour, and the story, reaching a satisfying
denouement, is clever and is certainly as well-constructed (if not
more so) than in the Ringu films.
The weakest part of Phone's story is the inclusion of an attacker
(angry at the reporter heroine's expose of him) who tries to kill the
protagonist and, when he dies, is never mentioned again. This
could be a (bad) case of cutting in order to reduce the film's
running time (as with Bichunmoo) to please Korea's cinema
chains (who demand films be short enough to to be shown as
frequently as possible each day.)
All in all, though, Phone is a fine horror tale with some genuine
scares and a superb performance from the little possessed girl.
Expect The Unexpected is one of those Hong Kong films that
switches from lightweight romantic scenes to hard-boiled details
(like the dead baby in the washing machine), then back to more
upbeat scenes. This kind of thing just isn't done in Western pics
and can be disconcerting to viewers used to one kind of story or
the other. The romantic interludes are accompanied by an amiable score
from Cacine Wong, which suits the atmosphere of those scenes. But where the film scores highly is with the series the gritty street
shoot-outs that are well-done and vicious. Parts of this film just ramble along, with conversational sequences
that are just not needed, but Yam & Ching Wan are good, and the
ending really is unexpected. Uneven but watchable.
switches from lightweight romantic scenes to hard-boiled details
(like the dead baby in the washing machine), then back to more
upbeat scenes. This kind of thing just isn't done in Western pics
and can be disconcerting to viewers used to one kind of story or
the other. The romantic interludes are accompanied by an amiable score
from Cacine Wong, which suits the atmosphere of those scenes. But where the film scores highly is with the series the gritty street
shoot-outs that are well-done and vicious. Parts of this film just ramble along, with conversational sequences
that are just not needed, but Yam & Ching Wan are good, and the
ending really is unexpected. Uneven but watchable.