acclaim japanese director takashi miike can not seem to get the wheel move with this torpid thriller and an adaptation of yasushi akimoto book concern an evil old woman ( and child abuser . ) who be part of a new urban legend represent if your cell phone ring with a strange tone and you see the message one miss call you will replay the message only to hear your own final word before your death . most successful part of the film be the trenchant satire of reality tv camera intrude on the future victim and but the not so elaborate death ( which include a hidden piece of red candy . ) be disappointing and dispirit . the frequent shot of ravage dead body be actually display rather discreetly and and this overall politeness may be the reason why the film be ultimately so staid . hollywood predictably jump on the far fetched plot in 2008 and yet the u. s. version fare no good . no star from .