A new thriller film, "The Desperate Hour", features Naomi Watts as a character who uses a cell phone while a school shooting occurs at her son's school. The movie has been reviewed by several outlets, with some critics panning it as exploitative, poorly entertaining, and preposterous. Reviews describe the film as a real-time thriller, but opinions on its quality and taste vary, with some calling it a failed exercise in panic and others stating it hardly goes anywhere.