Years ago, "enterprising" Hollywood people had already set their sights on the horror movies that the Japanese had shown off for years. As a result, the endless remakes have become a "no way" trick for some Western filmmakers eager to grab a place in Hollywood to make money. After the "Midnight Bells" series, "The Grudge" series, "Ghost Story", "Actress Spirit" and other films. "Ghost Call", which was a huge success in Japan three years ago, was once again unable to escape the clutches of Hollywood's remake. But it turns out that Americans, who have always attached great importance to audio-visual effects, have difficulty inheriting the vivid and terrifying atmosphere of the Orientals. It is true that the vendetta stories of evil ghosts in Japanese horror films are difficult for the majority of American and even Western audiences to understand. But, coveted by the Japanese tradition of excellent horror films, Americans are reluctant to completely abandon the good qualities of the original. As a result, under the reshaping of the American worldview, a brand-new "Flower of Oriental Horror" has been opened frequently in North American film markets, and has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements. Therefore, it has also created the determination and confidence of Americans to continue and boldly remake Japanese and even oriental horror movies. Although the content of this film continues the general story of the original work, it has made a lot of changes in the visual effects and the handling of horror sections. The bold cult practice of the original director, Japanese master Takashi Miike, is almost completely ignored here. It's no wonder that the film was eventually rated PG-13. Obviously, the French director Eric Valette and the producers made certain requirements for the scope of the film's reflection. Looking forward to the further expansion of the market to increase the index of the film's success at the box office, but this also seems to impair the vitality of the film itself. It seems that Americans with agile economic minds will also have to accept the test of "you can't have both" this time!
The film absorbed the essence of the Japanese original "Ghost Call", and successfully created a strong horror atmosphere, which made the audience unable to let go for a long time.