The Phone (2015)

Director: Kim Bong-Joo

Starring: Seong-woo Bae, Jang In-sub, No Jeong-ee

A magnetic field anomaly allows a man to phone back into the past to his wife, who was murdered years ago. But to save her, he must identify the killer now and warn her until the anomaly disappears.

Interesting concept, but nevertheless very confusing, no matter how well they try to explain it. The film plays in two time periods at once, so you have to pay attention to not get confused. Unfortunately, I just didn’t find it believable enough, as with films of this genre. ‘The Lake House’ is probably the best example, which I didn’t enjoy.

‘The Phone’, however, is much more entertaining than ‘The Lake House’ and certainly much better. There are a few good action scenes and the suspense is well set-up, together with very good acting. Ji-won Uhm won the Best Actress award.

Is it a film I’d watch again, though? I doubt it.

In Korean.