Thursday, September 21, 2017

When a Stranger Calls (1979)

 
A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again.
 
Above-average thriller with a good cast strangely falls into three parts; the highly effective opening could be a movie in itself and is not surpassed by the rest of the film.
 
Halliwell (no star): "Middling screamer extended from a short, The Sitter; a passive midsection separates a suspenseful start and finish."
 
Maltin*1/2: "Unpleasant, improbable melodrama falls apart after OK opening segment."
 
Michael Weldon/Psychotronic: "The ultimate in baby-sitter horror...Although fairly predictable, it's still suspenseful and is helped by a strong cast..."

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