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Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Claudio Carvalho In New York, the journalist Rachel Beckwith (Alexandra Holden) is attacked by a burglar and her fiancé Brian (Shawn Hoffman) is murdered trying to defend her. Rachel returns to her hometown Fillmore to recover in the house of her parents. Six months later, she is hired by Stephen Javitz (John Burke) to work in the local television and her first assignment is to cover the architecture of the mansions in Fillmore. Rachel is attracted to the abandoned house of Dr. Frank Sullivan (Tim Oman) and when she breaks in the house, she sees the murder of Mrs. Sullivan (Caia Coley) by Dr. Frank. She returns to the house later and also sees the murder of the journalist of the Fillmore Union Tribune Arnold "Arnie" Howard (Mike Korich). When she calls the police, she learns that Arnie died many years ago. Soon Rachel is contacted by the ghost of Mrs. Sullivan that asks her to help her family and her to find peace. Rachel decides to investigate her connection with the Sullivan's family and their house. "A Dead Calling" is an awful combination of a lame story with bad acting. It is unbelievable how a writer can create such poor and incoherent story. The way Rachel treats her parents when the ghost of Mrs. Sullivan talks to her is unpleasant and absurd. Rachel does not grieve George, who is simply forgotten in the happy end. The exterior of the haunted house is a beautiful white mansion. The snoopy neighbor is capable to see Rachel snooping around in the house, but does not hear shots in the end. The actor that performs Deputy Murken is terrible. Dr. Sullivan kills a deputy, a man on the road and the police do not chase him. Do not waste your time watching this garbage. My vote is two.Title (Brazil): "O Chamado da Morte" ("The Dead Calling")

lastliberal I was looking for something dark, and I got it. It plays like a Japanese horror film, and there is a slasher in it, but there was little else to hold my interest.Except for Sid Haig, of course. I just watched him the other night in his clown makeup, and he really was funny as a regular father in this film. He was "Father Knows Best" with an affinity for guns. He really made me keep watching until the end. His wife was Leslie Easterbrook. This was their third movie together after Halloween and The Devil's Rejects. Of course, many remember her from the Police Academy films.Also from Halloween, The Devil's Rejects, and Grindhouse was Bill Moseley as the sheriff.This must have been the fourth or fifth Michael Feifer film I have seen. He does a lot of serial killers. His films are usually worth watching, but nothing to write home about.If you like the genre check it out on cable sometime.

cyclone259 I can't chalk up one of my best attributes as being 'Sherlock Holmes' when it comes to predicting the outcome of most story lines, but about 30 minutes into this snail-paced "thriller" it was so obvious that even Anne Coulter could've figured it out.Someone wrote "not that bad"... Not that bad as ???? Uninspired plot line, jaded acting, not to mention John Burke as one of the leads. Hey, I liked him on 'FX - The Morning Show' and some other things along the way, but a lead he is not.Anyway, there may be some spoilers ahead... just thought I'd warn you...A young and upcoming reporter in NYC returns home late one night and is awakened by noises coming from the living room. She stumbles in the dark and comes face-to-face with a masked intruder. Anyway, her fiancée and the intruder get into a struggle, the fiancée is killed, the intruder escapes, etc., etc. Jump ahead six months... she has moved back in with her parents, gets a job at the local t.v. station doing a story on architectural details of local houses, especially one very ominous, abandoned home with a gory past. It seems the former resident, Dr. Frank Sullivan murdered his wife and daughters (except for one... see where this is going?) and is now on the loose.OK... nuff said... If you haven't figured this one out by now, then you probably are someone easily entertained by arena football or cock fighting. Save the $4.00 rental fees and choose something else, like American Pie 6 or the yet-to-be-released Bio pic about Milli Vanilli (yes, it is actually in the works at the time of this review).

gavin6942 A young television reporter (or "investigative journalist") is attacked in her home, leading to her boyfriend being murdered. Six months later she returns to work in a smaller town, and stumbles across a house full of ghosts trying to call out to her. What is the secret of this house and how is she connected to it? The answer won't surprise you.Pay attention during the introduction and opening credits -- see the scary pictures and the scary noises, because that is the only scary thing in the entire film. The rest of it is bland and completely silly, with maybe a jump here or there if you're susceptible to such things. But nothing creepy, I promise.This film is like a reunion for "The Devil's Rejects", bringing together Leslie Easterbrook, Sid Haig and Bill Moseley. But it's also like a preview for "Ed Gein" or "House", since many of the same actors appear in those films, as well as the same director and producer. I guess once you become involved in one horror b-movie they just keep calling you back for more, and maybe after five or six you'll earn like twenty dollars.The lead (Rachel Beckwith) is played by Alexandra Holden. She can act, she's beautiful and she's been in a variety of big name movies (not least of which was "Sugar and Spice"). How did she end up being cast in such a thing as this? Probably the same way Jennifer Connelly ended up in "Dark Water"... which is still a mystery.I was warned by my friend Cody that Sid Haig (who plays George Beckwith) cannot act. Well, this appears to be true. But, in all fairness, he's no better or worth than anyone else in this film. I just have a difficult time seeing him without clown makeup, because he has a really funny shaped face and head.The worst actor in this is by far Mike Korich, who plays Arnie Howard. You would think in a film of bad actors he could blend in, but he makes everyone else look good. He accentuates every word he says and is just really obnoxious. Also, what he is doing with paranormal equipment is really unclear.Parts of this film are decent. The escaped killer plot is pretty nice. The whole ghosts thing is really done in a stupid way, and the "twist" is completely unoriginal and you'll see it coming a mile away. Also, what's the deal with Rachel's boss? His behavior is all over the place, and he seems to give her too much flexibility. Granted, it's obvious he wants to do devious things to her body, but does he need to act so much the part? He seems drunk or insane half the time.There's no reason to ever see this movie unless you're a complete masochist (I am). Go listen to Marcy Playground or something else that would be less annoying. Actually, Marcy Playground was pretty decent in concert, opening for Everclear with Fastball in 1998 in Madison, Wisconsin. You should have been there. Heck, you should be anywhere that doesn't make you watch "A Dead Calling".