Dangerous Call is a faith-based film by the Daws brothers. It is the story of a young pastor and his wife, who move to help a struggling Orthodox church that recently lost its pastor. The thriller slowly unfolds as its temporary host, who is also a widow at the church, turns out to be more than just a rich old lady.
She begins trying to weave the new Shepherd around her little finger, just as she did her predecessor… but first, his wife has to be permanently out of the way. Unsurprisingly, this turns out to be a difficult feat. Meanwhile, the unsolved death of a young girl several years earlier resurfaced during the pastor’s wife’s trip to the bookstore. What starts out as a simple search for interesting reading leads her down a relentless path to uncover a murder… but it doesn’t happen that easily.
The mystery surrounding the widow gets a healthy boost from her rather shy and creepy adult son, Elijah, who appears to be quite withdrawn and unusually submissive to his mother. She had taken various steps to ensure that he remained single and she was determined to keep him that way for as long as he lived. However, Elijah had an internal sense of right/wrong, and this little detail turned out to be a lifesaver in the film’s climactic conclusion.
Through a series of exciting, tense and quite engaging scenes, the Truth finally prevails and this little Church is freed from the stronghold of evil. I was hoping everyone would live happily ever after, but some main characters didn’t make it to the end credits…which was another chance to reflect on how real this story is…and the fact that it’s happening in some churches as we speak! !
The film is peppered with humorous “laugh out loud” moments, as well as scenes that will make you reflect on the state of some of our Churches today. I like the way the film shows the sovereignty of God despite the shortcomings of the Church.
Dangerous Calls received a Family Approved rating (12 and above) from the Dove Foundation. I definitely recommend this movie for adults and older teens who don’t mind getting a real look at Church politics at its best.