The Calling (2000)

★ 4.9 1h 29m IMDb
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On her wedding night, a young woman conceives a child during an hallucinatory encounter. Several years later, as her friends and family begin to behave strangely, she pieces together clues that lead to one conclusion...her son is the Antichrist

The Calling

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Cast

Laura Harris
Laura Harris as Kristie St. Clair Age 49 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Born and raised in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, she began acting in CBC Radio dramas and animated series when she was five years old. As a child she was educated at the private Crofton House Sch...
Richard Lintern
Richard Lintern as Marc St. Clair Age 63 · Taunton, Somerset, England, UK Richard Charles Lintern (born 8 October 1962) is an English stage, voice and screen actor..
Francis Magee
Francis Magee as Carmac Age 66 · Dublin, Ireland Francis Magee (born 7 June 1959) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Liam Tyler in British soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1995. He has also appeared in numerous television shows and feature films, inc...
Alex Roe
Alex Roe as Dylan St. Clair Age 35 · Westminster, London, England, UK Alex Roe (born Alexander Michael Roe-Brown; June 18, 1990) is an English film and television actor, best known for playing Jay Keaton in the series The Fugitives, and Holt Anthony in the movie Rings.
Alice Krige
Alice Krige as Elizabeth Plummer Age 71 · Upington, South Africa Alice Maud Krige is a South African actress and producer. Her first feature film role was as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon in the 1981 Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Fire. Since...
John Standing
John Standing as Jack Plummer Age 91 · London, England, UK Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 16 August 1934) is an English actor and baronet who is known as John Standing. He is the stepson of John Clements. Standing was born in London, the son of Kay H...

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Wuchak 5/10 Nov 08, 2023
**_Atmospheric but ambiguous tale of the birth of the antichrist_**

A newlywed woman on the Isle of Man (Laura Harris) becomes increasingly suspicious when her son reveals coldhearted-ness while her friend and boss (Alice Krige) seems to be taking her place. Then there’s the mysterious taxi driver (Francis Magee). What’s going on?

"The Calling” (2000) is a well-made supernatural thriller with the same plot as the contemporaneous “Bless the Child,” but is way more low-key. It mixes the set-up of “Rosemary’s Baby” with the spooky tone and muddled storytelling of “Nomads,” along with bits of “The Seventh Sign” and “The Wicker Man.” Unfortunately, it’s the least of these because it’s the least compelling and the last act leaves too many questions, but I was able to figure things out after getting help online.

I usually like challenging films that make you put the pieces of the puzzle together, but I just didn’t find this one absorbing enough, although the locations and mood are great. I’d put it on par with “To the Devil a Daughter.”

Despite its cartoonish CGI, “Bless the Child” is the better film because it’s more thrilling and sensical.

The movie runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot in Cornwall and London, England.

GRADE: C

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