The Call Up – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Action – U (The Up in Call Up)
Director: Charles Barker
Writer: Charles Barker, Damian Fitzsimmons (Screenplay)
Cast
- Max Deacon (Into the Storm)
- Morfydd Clark (Saint Maud)
- Ali Cook (Kajaki)
- Tom Benedict Knight (Kingsman: The Golden Circle)
- Chris Obi (Ghost in the Shell)
- Boris Ler (In the Land of Blood and Honey)
Plot: A group of online gamers are invited to try a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game but things take a sinister turn when these masters of the shoot-’em-up discover that they will actually be fighting for their lives.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Call Up starts when a group of online gamers including Carl (Deacon), Shelly (Clark), Eward (Cook) and Zahid (Ler) are invited to a new gaming experience. They enter a new virtual reality military game.
However, once they start playing, they learn there is a lot more to meet the eyes. They must use their skills from the gaming world to face real combat in a battle for survival.
Verdict on The Call Up
The Call Up is a sci-fi action movie following a team of gamers recruited for a new game. They are experts in military games and use their skills to navigate the world. However, they are not prepared to learn the game is real and they must fight to survive.
This movie looks to combine what made ‘Gamer’ unique with a more modern virtual reality concept. However, it never seems to be explored as possible. The world they are thrown into feels small and contained, even if the wider concept makes it feel like a much larger concept. In the end, the film doesn’t grab our attention in the way you would expect the idea to.
Where to Watch
JustWatch
Final Thoughts – The Call Up is a basic thriller using a virtual reality world.
