An absorbing, well-paced psychological thriller that never loses its grip, with an intriguing mystery that keeps us at the edge of our seat trying to figure out what is really going on - and Noomi Rapace is fantastic as the center of this sad, devastating story.
Noomi Rapace, Kristoffer Joner, Vetle Qvenild Werring, Stig R. Amdam, Maria Bock
Anna and her eight year old son Anders are under the witness protection program following a difficult relationship with Anders(TM) father. They move into a large apartment complex. Anna becomes overpr... read more
Directed by: Pål Sletaune, Paul Sletaune
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May 21, 2012
Critic Reviews
Rapace again proves herself to be a fearless actress, especially when Babycall is delivering elements which are as unsettling as something like Robin Williams' One Hour Photo. Full Review
Provides an effectively unsettling counterpart to glossier chillers of its ilk. Full Review
The film and Rapace command our attention, though at the end one feels Norway has used up the whole of this year's quota of red herrings. Full Review
The movie makes less and less effort to keep us up to speed - it's a reasonable assumption that a lot of it's going on inside Rapace's head, but determining precisely how much feels like a fool's errand. Full Review
It's a bit on the dour side but Rapace is always watchable. Full Review
This effective chiller bears more than a passing resemblance to The Baby's Room, Alex de la Iglesia's contribution to the 2006 Spanish TV series Films to Keep You Awake. Full Review
It's a great idea for a thriller - but then other plotlines get muddled in, and everything unravels into a cop-out. Full Review
The ending may not entirely add up, but a minor complaint with so much else to keep us on our toes. Full Review
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