"When Michael Calls is an adaptation of a Farris novel, and while it's neither the first of his books to receive that treatment (Because They're Young, 1960) nor the most well-known (The Fury, 1978), it's still a terrific little chiller every bit as deserving of attention. The premise is rife with possibility — revenge, madness, ghostly shenanigans — and it's really only let down with the fairly obvious nature of the culprit's identity. Even knowing (or strongly suspecting) who the guilty party is, though, doesn't hurt the film's creepy effect. Michael's calls — the high-pitched voice feels simultaneously childish and adult-like — deliver chills, and once we start catching glimpses of a mysterious boy things grow both mysterious and thrilling." - Rob Hunter, Film School Rejects