Sorry, Wrong Number (1989) watch online HD

Good presentation using lots of flashback to good effect. When a bedridden woman overhears a phone conversation which leads her to believe a crime is being planned, a night of terror begins for her. After making a series of calls to various people she begins to piece together a tale of greed and illegal gains involving a cartel of gangsters, the D.A.'s office, her father's business, and her husband. Tense drama with a heart pounding finale.

Honestly, I would have seen a better standard of acting if I had watched a school Nativity play. The plot is extremely good, and this film would have been a hit if the cast included some good character actors. Alas it is not to be. The standard of the two main performers (Loni Anderson and Carl Weintraub) is absolutely laughable - abominable all round acting, and neither of them can fake a cry whatsoever. In one scene Loni Anderson is acting out a faint - I have never laughed so much in my life while watching a film. She cannot make a convincing frightened expression at all. Patrick McNee is on his usual fine form, a pity he has a small part and not a principle role because I think he would have been able to drag this film up to be a very big hit, which alas with the current performance, it is quite rightly not so.

I thought this film was the best thing I've ever seen. It had everything; suspense, romance, comedy. It made me laugh, it made me cry. If I think about it I can't fault this film on any count. The acting was superb, the photography was just delightful, and the direction was assured. And may I take this opportunity to say that even the trailer was wonderful Masterpiece 10/10 Bravo.

Predictable, cheesy, and completely irritating.

Here's the deal (I promise, this isn't "ruining" anything): Loni Anderson calls her husband's office and overhears a plot to kill a woman. As the movie - painfully - unravels, it turns out that SHE is the intended victim! (Gasp!) I kept hoping that this obvious conclusion was a red herring, and that there would be some sort of plot twist that would prove me wrong. But nope, that was IT. Well, that, and a convoluted background plot, a handful of unnecessary characters, and a whole lot of weepy Loni.

Whew! Maybe the original was better?