Black Phone was one of the movies that I eagerly waited for as our economy opened up. It turned out that the movie was more than a horror story. The horror lies in the despicable deed of the lead character of abducting teen boys and murdering them. Yes, I waited for Ethan Hawke to come out in the movie, and since his character was wearing a mask, it was only in the latter part of the movie did we see Hawke's face, making it appear he only comes out towards the end.
What makes this story unique is the way the director uses the previous victims as helpers and enablers to ensuring that the abducted boy finds a way of escaping. It is this unique camaraderie that makes the story interesting, as we pine for the boy to make that escape in the end.
The boy's sister also plays an important part in the movie, as she has clairvoyance skills like her dead mother. However, their father does not want her to use it, as it led to their mother's death. Nevertheless, she finds a way to use her gift to help her brother in the end.
This is a great horror story and I was rooting for the boy till the end. The director does a good job in making everything interesting and thrilling, as the boy tries to find a way to escape with the help of the souls of the previous victims. It is this shared solidarity that makes the story watchable and it is the hope that permeates the whole movie that although we know we are dealing with a sicko, we have this hope that he gets his just desserts in the end.
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