Don't Hang Up, did remind me of some stuff seen in the early eighties. Could be a title of that era, but it isn't because it's all about the social media and what it could do. There are already a few flicks out about the social media about being unfriended and things go wrong, let this one be a revenge flick about doing pranks on social media and one of them gone wrong.

The way it was shot was really nice, doing effects like going through keyholes and windows with the camera so on that part it was okay. And the score did add towards the creepiness of this flick but of course it isn't all that good. It did remind me a lot of Saw somehow and it all predictable. You know towards the end who is going to kill who. In fact there are so many scene's that are predictable but still you want to see the ending. Even as you seen it in other home invasion flicks. Nothing is original but a big hurray to the director and writers. They did a good job because it didn't bothered me at all. Good entertainment and the red stuff is out there.

A nice flick to start off the Halloween night and it will do at many events.

Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2,5/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5

"Don't Hang Up" (2017) is an absolutely derivative horror movie that nevertheless manages to be halfway decent. I'd rate it a 7 out of 10.

We follow a handful of older teenage boys whose favorite avocation is perpetrating cruel prank phone calls and then posting them on the Internet. The horror genre's penchant for vengeance should make their comeuppance predictable. "Don't Hang Up" seems to borrow in equal (large) measure from the "Saw" and "Scream" film franchises, with touches of "Unfriended" (2014) and even "Silence of the Lambs" (1991).

Still, this was a halfway serviceable scary movie. There were nice moments of tension, and it held my interest.

This doesn't belong on anyone's must-see list, but it's a fun enough time-waster if you can't find a better movie.

If you are a film student you know that the "reversal" usually comes in the final act, and there is a reason for that. By that point, the viewer is fully engaged, the endorphins are pumping, the action is flowing, and there is a need to take things up a notch.

What is happening here -- and let's give credit where credit is due -- is that the reversal takes place off the top, two pranksters get the tables turned, and it all happens in the first 10 minutes.

That is clever and it is a great start. But it creates problems. If you bring the reversal in too early, you run the risk of becoming dependent on it to drive the film, instead of relying on the basics. Such as dialog, characterizations, empathy, viewer connection.

Which is what happens here. After a great start there are major chunks that just lag, and the reason is that -- to be blunt -- by the halfway point, if you are a typical viewer, you don't really care if the 'slasher' gets the kids or the kids get the slasher. NO EMPATHY.

Many of the subsequent "slasher tropes" that close the third act are just that -- borrowed tricks from dozens of films you have already seen.

Overall the film is technically perfect and at some point in the not-too-distant future, those involved in it will look back at DON'T HANG UP as a great start for their Highlight Reel, but not entirely representative of their best work.

Just got done watching it. Really liked it, nothing new but well done on old ideas. Kind of a cross between "I know what you did last summer" and "saw" with maybe a little "are you in the house alone" mixed in. High tension throughout, kept me interested and played out well. Lots of horror tropes that we all know and love (well some of us anyway) Looking at IMDb reviews and a lot of people didn't like it. But they're the same people who only like the artsier horror like Babadook or The Witch. Both good movies but sometimes you just want a good old fashioned slasher, something that doesn't make you think or try and figure it out. This is that movie.

Good production value, good use of lighting, sound etc. Acting was decent and even though the ideas were old I thought the way they were brought about was good. I give it an 8 of 10, good use of an hour and a half on a boring night.

I read the plot first before watch the whole movie. Then, I get interested and then I watched the whole movie. First 15 minutes was okay for me for the story, two boys prank a lot of people with terrible jokes. By the time the antagonist play the role, I intentionally started to feel like "it is a bit exaggerated". It doesn't make sense that the protagonist knows every corner, every single thing the two boys did. It could make a sense if this film tells us the story behind it how the antagonist set all the cameras, how he get into those two boys' life, house, and makes an acceptable rapprochement. The good thing is the ending is not disappointed and makes sense yet I'm not that satisfied with the sense of its technology in this movie (it's like the murderer is a god. Knows everything).

I did have low expectations going in after seeing the trailer thinking to myself "how many more times can they do this type of film?" However, it wasn't as bad as I expected. The plot twist at the end was refreshing, but I had trouble with the two main leads - I don't feel they were cast properly and belonged instead in some low budget comedy, not a thriller of this caliber. They were very unconvincing. Even the rest of the cast were nothing special. What was the most impressive was the directing, editing and cinematography - the latter of which I felt was too good for this type of film (i.e. camera zooms from keyhole). The pace was slow, but otherwise this film was not too shabby. It's a 6/10 form me

20 Reviews. This movie has 20 reviews and most of them are negative. Not understanding the hate fest that's going on right now, but trust me, if you've seen as many BAD movies that I've seen...this would be an Oscar contender. All and all, this held my interest and has some intense and scary moments. Love the twists and even as the movie began I knew all these pranks these punks had done would eventually backfire on them. They made the wrong guy mad...and what happened to this poor man...these pranksters deserved every single bit of what they got. Not going to spoil it for you. Nope. Not how I roll. I will say I enjoyed this movie, but it's a one time watcher. The kind of movie you'd recommend to your friends to watch. Watch it folks. Give it a chance.

Many times when watching a film (especially horrors and thrillers), one needs to just swallow certain absurd plot points. You just have to sit back and go "well, it is a movie, so I'm not going to let common sense get in the way too much." But there comes a time when way too many absurdities come up and you no longer can accept what you are watching. It actually becomes comical.

That's what happens in this film. The villain in this flick is so savvy with technology, he is able to do things beyond what anyone (unless they work for the Government in cyber security or something) could do. But of course, these masterful tech things are necessary to keep the movie going.

I guarantee you are going to ask yourself at least half a dozen times during the movie if what you are seeing is even capable of happening, how it happened, how the villain worked it out, and how everything happened in such perfect order that it worked with no problems. And by the time you ask yourself that for the sixth time, you will be rolling your eyes.

I can't even comment too much about the film itself (writing, directing, acting) because the craziness of how it all goes down just goes beyond looking at any other aspect of the film. Does it sometimes have good suspense? Yes. Are the main characters good actors? Sure. Will it make horror fans happy? A portion of them, yes. But does it take way too many liberties where the audience has to suspend their disbelief? ABSOLUTELY. Too many liberties.

Sadly, those issues force me to grade the film no higher than a 5.

It is a kind of revenge slasher - from what i think ... similar to maybe "Saw". The bad guys are being punished. The problem with this kind of setup is that it is hard to feel bad for them. Granted, the collateral damage to innocents around them - and the severity of the punishment is arguably too much - but they are still a far cry from likable enough to care for them.

The reason for the revenge punishment is sooooo old, so predictable, so boooring. In my opinion - it might have been better if the guy stated that he was just a sadistic a**h**e, instead of the soppy origin flashback.

So in short - the story is very, VERY old, uninmaginative and HIGHLY predictable. In fact - i felt like i was able to predict a majority of scenes shortly before they happened - just based on previous movies that did it the same way.

The acting was average. A little overacting from the main protagonists - and all in all ... not very subtle.

Something that throws me out of any immersion - especially with movies set in our time - is when they use internet apps that are clearly meant to be a brand name, but cannot due to copyrights. So there is no google, no youtube etc. . For me... it could as well be ACME then - instead of some placeholder. (it is just a little thing, but it tend to bother me)

From a cinematography point of view. The camera works are not bad - but tend to display a little unnecessary CGI long-shots through windows and stuff. It feels like showing off - but at least it is not found footage.

My conclusion is a 3/10 - because the movie is not innovative, uncreative - and hence ... quite boring. There is NO suspense at all - none. And there is also no feeling of any kind of satisfaction.

Though this wasn't a perfect film, it was well orchestrated. The build-up is great, the story - intriguing and so are the characters. The acting by a few seemed sketchy but nonetheless, they delivered. By far one of the top thrillers to actually have a well-grounded story line and thought-out ending. Definitely, would recommend this.

I love buying up horror movies, and I happened to stumble upon this at Walmart. I read the back, and it sounded intriguing. I watched it and was surprised at just how good it was. Very suspenseful and makes you wonder what the caller is gonna do next. A couple of guys named Sam and Brady make Youtube videos of themselves prank-calling people with pretty dark material. On a dark and rainy night of pizza, movies, and prank calls, Sam and Brady receive a call of their own. The voice says to call him Mr. Lee and "don't hang up" or something terrible will happen. Sam and Brady try to call 911, but the caller has hacked their phones. If they try to leave the house, the caller will hurt someone they love. Who is this mysterious caller and why has he targeted Sam and Brady? I highly recommend that you DON'T HANG UP!!!

Idk why people on here are bashing this movie. It is an amazing movie that had some creepy ass scenes. It didn't just rely on jump scares Though there is like 2, but had actual hair stand up on the back of your neck scenes.

I do agree that the characters weren't really in depth but then again this is a horror/slasher movie. It's hard to give characters such significant depth before they are axed off that it is to be expected to not have the greatest moments. Take You're Next. like 1/10 characters in that show had depth yet people rave how great it is.

Alos I just wanted to point out something since this movie is getting bashed for the technology you see and I feel like I need to set things straight. yes, the technology exists today that you see in this movie. My auntie can turn on her TV, turn off her lights, and even lock and unlock her doors with her phone. So people going "omfg it pisses me off how unrealistic this movie is" just haven't caught up to the times.

It's a creepy movie, characters died gory deaths, there was a few scares, I was happy with it.

PROS: This movie really captured the thriller aspect of the film. It was tense and dark and kept you on the edge of your seat. The mood set in the film described very well what the film would be about. The overarching tone was very dark and bone chilling. This sort of vibe led to a great build up in tension as the movie progressed. At the peak of the movie was when the acting was undeniably good, other than that the acting was shaky. To continue, the acting didn't take away from how smoothly the movie progressed. When you got to the resolution of the movie you were completely absorbed. Overall, DON'T HANG UP had great tension and a well executed finale 

CONS: The biggest and most overt problem was the inconsistencies in the plot. There were way to many loose ends and things that didn't add up. This takes away from the film because you end up spending a lot of time trying to put together the pieces of the movie, and they just wont fit. It felt seamless, but there were actually way to many hidden issues. During, but most importantly after, you really tried to comprehend how certain events took place, when you clearly couldn't. The final problem was the acting. These actors clearly weren't meant to be horror actors. Actors like GREGG SULKIN did an OK job, but most of the other actors in the movie weren't meant for this genre.

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Lol it was hard to concentrate on more than half of the movie because the character Brady looked too much like Zac Efron. The last like 30 minutes of the film was okay cause he was covered in blood and whatnot, so it didn't bother me as much. This is a dumb review, I know. But doesn't anyone else agree? Haha

7/10: Got me on edge every once in a while. Gooooood thing they didn't use typical teen antics throughout the whole movie. Phew!

Welp! So much for the nice cover! Anyways, this movie was basically a formulaic redo of every other slasher/killer-arrives-at-my-house type of movie that includes a choice-making game or w/e.

The first and the last 5 minutes were nice and the rest of the movie was B O R I N G - here's why:

1) Poorly developed characters; nothing makes u want to root for them and u're just like "um, am i supposed to feel sad here"; 2) Clichés every 30 seconds; 3) Poor background and ambiance sounds, most of the time they were sooooo out of place and odd; 4) Too many impossible to explain things, for example, how on earth does the antagonist, which we know nothing about till the end of the movie, so much knowledge on technology? And how dafuq is it possible to manipulate the landline, the GSM coverage, and the main character's house technology and electricity only thru the laptop we get to see in the bad guy's truck??? 5) Literally no suspense, everything was sooooo predictable - no plot twists, no surprises, u literally could see everything coming.

Welp, I could keep going, but u probs get the idea. Anyway, what I did like about the movie a lot was the camera work. It was absolutely incredible, like damn boi! Congratz on that, but how good is a movie that the only nice thing about is the camera work - a hint - it's not.

When you start watching, you really want the original characters to get their dues. They are assholes who terrorize the community. When they start to get whats coming to them, you get a little bit of feeling for them but not enough. To be honest. You feel more for the "baddie" than the protagonists in this film. No real story or pay off. Zero twists.

So far fetched. In reality, kids pranking someone where deaths occurred and posting it online- it would have been all over the news and the cops and/or FBI would have taken them down within days. The killer wouldn't have to get revenge because those kids would have been prosecuted, not confused as to why this guy was seeking revenge. Also, the killer must be a genius to have the most amazing high tech gadgets no one has ever seen. Just ridiculous hahaha. The directing was interesting, even if it looked like he just graduated film school and was doing all the classic shots from previous award winning films- kudos for the great copy cat work.

Ignore the aggressive reviews with low ratings, this film was a decent film. A good mix of "saw" and "the strangers". You have no empathy for the killer nor the protagonists throughout the movie, yet you want someone to get killed. The unnerving and creepy feeling of the film kept me watching, although the ending could have been better.. I do recommend this to anyone who likes a creepy slasher. I've seen MANY bad horror films and this is not close to one.

I couldn't watch this all the way through, it was really that bad.

I gave up around the hour mark as i just couldn't bear any more of the terrible acting, awful script and brutal plot... I'll bet however that at some point in the last 10 - 15 minutes the dead friend at the back door will used as a 'clever' distraction where our Killer takes his place, fooling one or both of these complete idiots. If this happens then it wouldn't surprise me if the 'clever' Killer also uses another fine Horror trope and fools one of our inept heroes into believing their friend is in fact the Killer at which point our inept hero will kill his friend... It seems that kind of film that wants to borrow almost to the point of plagiarising other films plots and ideas to then claim them as their own fresh innovation.

There were instances from the start that had me scratching my head in utter disbelief... They 'prank call' people, causing massive upset along the way while all the time filming themselves doing so, then they upload these videos to a 'Youtube' clone and no one, and i mean no one they then prank even gets slightly suspicious at a strange number calling and concocting the most fantastical tales winding them up all the way to divorcing their wife or being convinced their child is dead or God knows what else. No one even seems to want to challenge them or close their channel down or inform the authorities or in fact perhaps even watch their videos it would seem...That is until they themselves then receive a call from someone who begins winding them up.

Now of course these two super confident young pranksters are too cool for school yet within minutes of the stranger phoning them they're sweating, panicking, heavy breathing to the point of hyperventilating..their lives have collapsed round about them, all within the space of a few minutes. then they start fighting each other, hiding things from each other..all the rest of it AND this is all done in a way that is presumed to be clever film making... No, it isn't. It's all sign posted, illuminated like Blackpool Tower, flashing Neon signs pointing the way.. One will die the other will be framed for the murders... Am i right?? I bet i am.

The thing is it all started so promisingly. the opening scene was excellent, the young Mother receiving the call - 'stay where you are, there's intruders in the house...this is the Police, we're monitoring them'....etc...etc. It was building an air of menace, that was quite clever film making and then it all went South, like dropping a hammer off a 10 storey building..BOOM! film over at that point. They started strongly with what could have been a fantastic concept for that initial minute or two and then the rest of what i could bear was more idiots doing idiotic things in an idiotic manner.

Oh, one more thing and if i'm right here, someone has to buy me an Ice cream... The Killer will be related to the Woman in the opening scene, who probably accidentally killed her Child after being wound up by these idiot lads... Also if i am right, it will only prove just how predictable this whole mess of a film actually is.

It seems just about any horror movie I venture to watch I find myself going in already rolling my eyes. "Don't Hang Up" was no exception...and then I watched the movie!

"Don't Hang Up" opens with a female receiving a call at 3:23 a.m.-- supposedly from the police--advising her house is surrounded because they have seen an intruder enter. They advise her to bar herself in her room and don't hang up the phone. Turns out, it is a vicious prank played by some very mean-spirited young men, you know, just for *hits and giggles. Seems this group of miscreants has a leader who is only interested in how many uploads his videos receive. The group cares nothing about the feelings of others. Unexpectedly, while two of the guys are alone, they start their little game again of prank calls, but unfortunately, someone answers and now the tables are turned.

I enjoyed this movie quite a bit. Yes, you do have to throw caution to the wind about the plot because certain incidents that take place will have you scratching your head and saying "this could not happen." I say ignore the ridiculous and just go with it! The acting was a step way above most movies of this genre, and I thought it very creative of the directors to take a group of guys you absolutely despise from the very start of the movie and then turn them into people you really care about. The directors also manage to build some actual tension and the guessing game of "who is doing this" plays to the very end.

The movie is rated "R" for violence, disturbing images, and language. Recommended; I think you will enjoy this one.

are all straight up pranks. I just want to shake anyone and throttle them until they come to their senses to claim this utter garbage is worth watching. Literally anything on CW is more entertaining to watch. Terrible twist that anyone could figure out. Direction is boring. CGI and use of social media is artificial. Actors are God awful. So much to dislike. The only reason I sat and watched the whole dreadful affair is because I am zapped of any energy due to the flu. I am easily amused and entertained when I super sick. So that's how I know how bad this movie is. Shame on anyone writing that this movie is clever and interesting. This is the kind of movie that is so bad that I am angry after watching it.

You can imagine the whole thing from the opening if you know anything about formula. If you stay to wait for the twist, like I did, you will become sad about humanity.

Spoiler: it really is *that* dumb.

So allow me to start off by saying: Do NOT waste your time on this movie. If you consider yourself to be a fan of horror/thriller movies, do yourself a favor and go watch "The Babadook" or "The Witch". If you like movies about killers, go watch "Seven" or "Silence of The Lambs".Jesus, if you appreciate the art of film-making , go watch anything else but this. This is the nothing more than the typical Hollywood DIY Horror Movie Starter Kit for film students. Hell, I'm not even a film student and i've made better short films than this feature film. I actually dare not call it a film. It is a product. I sincerely have no clue to how this movie is sitting at a 7.6 at the time of this review. Actually, scratch that. I do know how. Audiences. In this day and age, audiences are OK with not being challenged by the films they see. Most of them just go to the movies to see the newest action movie starring Jason Statham or Tom Cruise, merely to wipe their minds of their lives for one and a half hours. The same goes for horror. I consider myself to be quite the horror enthusiast, and have seen my fair share of fantastic masterpieces of cinema, as well as pure trash. So i believe myself to be qualified enough to have an opinion on this product. So, "what's wrong with the movie", you ask? Well, let's start with the basics. Right from the get go, the movie's tone is all over the place, from dark and grimm to silly and goofy in a flash. This can happen in a film, but usually it takes a director who has, you know, talent. The characters are written as outright cartoonish and annoying, boring and predictable. There is no main character for the audience to get attached to, and no likable character for that matter. This could work if they tried to make the movie about the villain (sort of like "No country for Old Men" which still makes every character interesting, relatable, or both), but dammit if he is not one of the most bland, clichéd, unappealing, and straight up uninteresting "characters" i've ever seen. His motives are simple, yet he doesn't get developed or have any depth to him. Are you starting to see one of the movies main problems here? No character is likable or relatable, thus the audience doesn't care what happens to them, nor feels any empathy when something does. The audience is removed from the universe of the movie. And that is fatal in a horror movie. You want your audience as engaged as possible, not looking at their phone or wondering about how they're going to deal with that parking ticket they got the other day. Another problem is the acting. My god, the acting... It ranges from bad to horrible, and no actor is believable enough in his/her performance to sell their "characters". All i saw was bad actors. The plot is paper thin. There is no tension, as it is predictable enough to guess the villain's identity within 5 minutes of his appearance. But what hurts the movie the most is just it's lack of originality and identity. It's another movie that belongs in the dollar bin at your local supermarket. A movie for teens to see and go "Oh, that looks scary!",only to realize they've seen this movie without ever watching it. I'm giving it a 2/10. My review? Don't bother.

Hopefully, anyone who watches this will be put off prank-calling for life. That's about all it's good for.

My first review, oh dear....;) So going into this movie I figured it might be to my liking, considering my tastes, but I was weary about the quality. I am happy to report that I needed have worried.

The movie was shot well(none of that shaky cam crap for example) and looked professional. Don't ask me about the budget I have no idea, don't care and believe that is all a load of BS anyway, you don't need hundreds of millions $$ to make a good movie.

As for the plot, yeah... there where a few bits that most people will probably see coming a mile away, but the ending... it might surprise a couple of people I guess. However I felt it kept up a good pace, never slowing down too much that it gets boring nor speeding up to the point where it feels rushed. It had a good flow.

The actors also did a good job and there where no moments that made me cringe; not that I really think it's the place of most people to judge the acting in a movie(what do we know? we have no experience in that field), but then again there are some movies here and there where even a 2 cell amoeba has the right to say "That was just bad!!!".

In conclusion I give it an 8/10 and think most of you won't regret watching it. And yeah, I'd watch "Don't Hang Up 2" if they came up with it.

Hope this helped, wish you a fun movie night.