Though the more futuristic stuff isn't too distracting considering Hollywood's current obsession with dystopian sci - fi films like «The Hunger Games,» the decision to
cast a 24 - year - old actor in the lead role (playing a 16 - year - old instead of the 12 - year - old that appears in the book) feels
wrong for a
number of reasons.
The sequel,
Wrong Number, tries to blow that simplistic affair out into a full - on universe, with a huge
cast of playable characters, intertwining storylines, flashbacks and flash - forwards, and a general more - is - more attitude that does the game no favors.