646f9e108c A group of online gamers are invited to try a state-of-the-art virtual reality video game but things take a turn for the sinister when these masters of the shoot &#39;em up discover they will literally be fighting for their lives. Its an alright last resort when you&#39;re out of other movies to watch I guess.<br/><br/>Like &quot;The Subjects&quot;, people (loners that no one will look for) are lured in by money to become subjects for what seems like a test/experiment that they were never explained about.<br/><br/>Many archetypal characters are involved like the annoying, whining, panicky, ones and false tough guys, the instantaneous couple, the one competent guy, UK&#39;s gratuitous minority of a misunderstood middle eastern.<br/><br/>The movie tries to explore topics of humanity in distress, man is the real monster, what we&#39;ll do to survive or to feel relevant/significant and some slight redeeming features. Not sure what their stance or conclusion on this is suppose to be, and I suppose they are relevant topics beaten to the death with a stick.<br/><br/>I may sound cynical and sarcastic but I&#39;m a cine-phile so I&#39;ve seen one too many of this. Overall its not a bad watch, even though it tries to make the viewers think, I personally didn&#39;t. Had the chance to see this intense and claustrophobic thriller at the Sci-Fi London film festival. The idea behind The Call Up is simple and clean, which makes it all the more effective and terrifying. A group of gamers are invited to a sterile office block to road test a state-of-the-art VR game. As the game kicks in they find themselves immersed in a gritty war zone with Kalashnikov wielding terrorists around every corner. Butthe bullets fly, they realize that the danger is all too real. For me the use of a cast of talented unknowns added to the tension. You just don&#39;t know who&#39;s going to bite the bullet first. While most effects-led films leave me a bit cold, this had me on the edge of my seat. I had to watch parts of it through my fingers – and I wasn&#39;t the only one. If you like your cinema visceral and visually unique check it out.
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