The call

Initial release: 15 March 2013 (Brazil, Russia)

Director: Brad Anderson

Budget: 13 million USD

Box office: 68.6 million USD

Story by: Jon Bokenkamp

The call (2013) is about an veteran operator for an emergency call-center, Jordan (Halle Berry) who saves lives daily as part of her job, but when a young woman's frantic report of a prowler ends tragically, Jordan is devastated. She decides to pack it in on the front lines and instead teach others the ropes of the high-pressure job. But when a call from a kidnapped teen (Abigail Breslin) comes in, Jordan takes charge as never before and turns the girl into a partner in helping to save her life.

The Call kept my interest and had myself wanting to scream at the screen and tell the characters what to do and urge them along. The characters would alternate between overcoming their emotions and rising to the challenge and falling prey to them at just the wrong moment. Watching this film was a thrilling experience, with constant ups and downs, being frequently put on edge. It stayed continuously in my mind the following few days focusing on the realism of the films storyline and how it can easily happen to anyone in there daily ordinary lives.