The Night Caller - 1998 ****

Despite going to the theatre last night to see 'The Woman in Black' I still managed to fit in a film. To me this seemed to be the kind of film that's shown on channel five in the afternoon that no one watches. They are mostly complete rubbish but you do get a couple of hidden gems. This was a gem. Yes it wasn't original ('Play Misty For Me' had already been there and done that) but it did have something very disturbing about it. I was actually on the edge of my seat which rarely happens. The story follows Beth, a bizarre creature who looks on first sight as though she wouldn't hurt a fly. By day she looks after her bed-ridden mother, and by night she works in a convenience store with a horrible manager. The thing that keeps her going at work is to listen to her favourite psychiatrist called Dr Roland on the radio. She manages to get a job working alongside Dr Roland and gradually becomes more and more obsessed with her, infiltrating herself into her family, friends and life. Creepy film, and a bit creepier I think because the two main characters are women.