Phone Booth (2003)

3 Ratings: 1.0

A movie directed by Joel Schumacher

By some lucky quirk of fate,Phone Boothlanded on Hollywood's A-list, but this thriller should've been a straight-to-video potboiler directed by its screenwriter, veteran schlockmeister Larry Cohen, who's riffing on his own 1976 thrillerGod … see full wiki

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Cast: Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland, Katie Holmes, Colin Farrell, Radha Mitchell

Director: Joel Schumacher

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review by ryguy4738. December 05, 2010

posted in Movie Hype

Get more than your money's worth of nailbiting scenes.

*** out of **** "Phone Booth" is one of the finest thrillers of this past decade. It nearly defines the term "thriller" in ways that, by Joel Schumacher's standards, should by all means be undiscovered. Why is it so good? Why is a Joel Schumacher film good in the first place? Well, I'll make sure to answer your question. The film is so good because it's actually thrilling. It's not every day that you encounter a film which just never stops … more

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review by JediShaman. July 23, 2003

posted in Movie Hype

Phone Booth - Enticing Idea Falls Short, Rings Hollow

This film has a good cast, solid performances, and an interesting idea to launch the story. Unfortunately, the plot is thin, too short (less than 90 minutes for a live action movie!), and depends mostly upon the verbal dialogue of a character who is not on screen until the last moments of the film. It also has a somewhat dark ending which may disappoint many viewers (though I think the ending is actually creative by not having a feel good resolution). The film can make the viewer begin to think … more

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review by mlmeredith. July 14, 2003

Obnoxious Yuppie versus Evil Avenging Angel

You don't know who to root for in this fast-paced modern morality tale, Colin Farrell as the self-absorbed, abusive and manipulative publicist or the murderous and unseen presence voiced by Kieffer Sutherland (with near-perfect syrupy malevelance).Farrell has a routine that utilizes one of the last freestanding phonebooths in New York City to make the phone calls he doesn't want his wife to know about. Unfortunately for him, a high tech sniper with a penchant for morality judgements is all too familiar … more

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