By Hannah Gill

I hate to get up during a movie. However, the predictability and laughable horror of “One Missed Call” left room for a bathroom break and a free popcorn refill.

“One Missed Call,” an American adaptation of the Japanese horror film “Chakushin ari,” is a supernatural thriller about a few college students suffering from the worst cell phone plan in history.

After Beth (Shannyn Sossamon), witnesses the horrific deaths of two close friends, she begins to fear the calls which linked them together.

Both victims received voicemails of themselves in their chilling last moments, predicting their exact time of death. Working with Detective Jack Andrews (Edward Burns), Beth must find the source of these calls before (dum-da-dum!) they reach her.

Stripping off their white cloaks, it seems 21 century demons are now haunting through electronics, well, at least in Japanese horror films. Despite the success of 2002’s “The Ring,” a remake of the poltergeist, Japanese original, “Ringu,” “One Missed Call” falls short of horror and lands ankle-deep in “mystery thriller,” though lacking a bit of “thriller.”

The scenes were slow and sinister enough, though fairly predictable and droningly repetitive. After the victims received the call foretelling their deaths, they would experience hallucinations.

Unfortunately, these illusions were about as creepy as a clown at a seven-year-old’s birthday party; spooky but doesn’t make you want to scream.

Director Eric Valette, however, kept the mystery of the cell phone bandit under wraps, using motifs and subtle clues to allow for a surprising and satisfying end.

The acting did nothing to make up for the lack of thrill through most of the movie. Sossamon gave a disappointing performance, hardly equivalent to her part in “Wristcutters: A Love Story” or even “A Knights Tale.”

A bit more gore may have compensated for the cheesy and forgettable acting, but aside from a roasted corpse, the violence is kept to a burnt minimum.

Despite the success of recent horror sequels at the box office, “Two Missed Calls” probably won’t be hitting theatres anytime soon.