hrvojelavliet Movie is boring in the begining and in the midle . there is no plot and ending is almost boring

kennethraine-86399 A film with a story of this nature doesn't usually attract such a good cast. The atmosphere tension and build up were all promising, even the script was passable. The characters were definite and interesting, as it progressed, the main players mostly police members, were unravel ling a mystery, this is where it went flat. The story was bizarre, not the amazing kind, but the "Oh no not a story like this" kind. From then on the story tended to make everything a little less interesting. I can only think the actors were chasing the money & tolerating the story.

tigerfish50 Set in the wintry rural wasteland of Canada, 'The Calling' could be the bastard child of 'Fargo' and 'Omen'. A serial killer is quietly going about his business until depressed, alcoholic, pill-popping Sheriff Hazel is roused from her suicidal daydreams by the mutilated corpse of an elderly female acquaintance. After she discovers several other mutilated remains have been scattered around the frozen countryside, Hazel begins to suspect one of cinema's most blood-curdling stock villains is on the prowl in the precinct. Scoffed at by her superior, she marshals the small town's oddball duo of police officers and their perky receptionist to catch themselves a deranged predator. Soon they are detecting like big city gumshoes, sipping strong black coffee in their cruisers and hot on the maniac's trail.The script reveals some glaring holes as Hazel's team uncovers an occult connection linking the killings, but decent acting papers over some of these threadbare patches. When a few of the loose ends are tied up at the conclusion, the killer turns out to be a fairly routine lunatic. The rationale for his murderous activities is the standard silliness for this genre of film, leaving 'The Calling' exposed as a rather tired old workhorse.

Tony Hernandez A viewer can see why this Canadian production really did not get much release in the U.S. The plot is as derivative as any serial killer movie today, with the "Fargo" knock-off setting and the misdirection too familiar. Is it about a serial killer? Yes, but really it is about the psychological hang-ups and strained relationships of its lead characters. As one reviewer mentioned, there are enough plot lines and character setups to fill at least a miniseries, but in a 107 minute movie, they just quell any momentum.Sarandon was saddled with a terribly underwritten lead character; she has virtually nothing to do in the film except look tired and over-matched. There are no redeeming qualities to this character and I found myself somewhat disappointed when the twist ending left her alive. Had she been the twelfth victim as the plot clearly leads us to believe, at least there would have been a point to her character.Still, I have a soft spot for any thriller, no matter how meek, that is set in a snowy small town with quirky characters. It is almost always good to see Ellen Burstyn (the remake of "The Wicker Man" is the reason for "almost")and Topher Grace does a nice job as the green cop. Christopher Heyerdahl was creepy as the killer and could have done more if his part had been better written as well.Overall, not something I will re-watch, but for fans of this sort of slow burn serial killer stuff, an OK attempt.