The Call Up
The Call Up
| 20 May 2016 (USA)
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When a group of elite online gamers each receive a mysterious invitation to trial a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game, it’s a dream come true and impossible to resist. Arriving at the test site, the group step into hi-tech gear and prepare for a revolutionary, next-level gaming experience that brings modern warfare to life with frightening realism. At first it’s a unique and exhilarating experience. But what starts out like a dream encounter with cutting edge technology quickly takes a turn for the sinister. Once the group are attacked by enemy combatants, they soon realize this is no game after all. Make a mistake here and you pay with your life. Now these masters of the shoot ‘em up will have to fight for survival within a game gone bad, but this time it’s for real.

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Linbeymusol

Wonderful character development!

Rijndri

Load of rubbish!!

SincereFinest

disgusting, overrated, pointless

Gurlyndrobb

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

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jordan_smith-51278

this movie was very surprising in the level of quality it offers, it's story was very unique and the characters were very well developed and acted. which brings me to the actors, they weren't A list or B list actors but were all really good. the effects and general layout of the virtual world were really well designed.final verdict: definitely worth the watch for any action or sci-fi fan.

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candogancan

Gamers will hate this movie. Very poor acting. Script is totally full of mistakes. It is so bad that hard to criticize. Final scene is a disaster. It is very hard to say anything good about this movie. The only thing I liked is the subject of the movie, I hope one day a better director with better players and with a strong script we watch a better version of this movie.

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Theresa Salvatore

I thought this film was very entertaining and well done for a low- budget production. The visual effects were really good and I enjoyed the realization of the VR.The plot of the movie is very interesting, especially in a time where there is a lot of controversy about Gamers and how their consume affects their willingness to actually perform violent acts. **SPOILER** After the Gamers realize that they can actually get killed and kill each other, they are mostly not willing to do it. ** SPOILER END**As the main part of the movie was a bit predictable (not more than any big production though) the ending actually really shocked and surprised me.So I would advice anyone who is interested in gaming or in an entertaining movie to watch the call up, definitely worth it!

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Leor

I saw the film at a sci-fi festival and found the premise absolutely engaging. Without giving away too much of the story, this is one of those movies that grabs something familiar from the contemporary world and takes it to the extreme, with fascinating consequences. Mixing VR and reality is the holy grail of gamers, but the sort of scenario described here is chilling, to say the least. Funnily, the writer-director takes every trope of the first-person shooter and turns it into a clever detail. And that's where most of the fun comes from. The characters conveniently follow the group casting of any slasher, with all the classic types and a couple of surprises. Maybe I would have wished these characters to be a bit more explored and a little less action scenes, but you can't fault this film for doing what most FPS do! Good fun

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