Review of Phone Booth (2003) by Jon L — 16 Jul 2010
There's few people who like this movie as much as I do, but, to me, "Phone Booth" is one of the very best examinations of morality and choices that we've had in the past twenty years.
I much prefer it to be done in this fashion, with an actual catharsis at the end, instead of the forced attrition method seen in the "Saw" films. All that aside, this is a just a fun movie to watch.
We start out hating Farrell (who is electric in this movie), we enjoy seeing - and hearing - the mysterious man on the other end of the line taunt him with his inadequacies and life missteps, but gradually come around and root for him to change his ways by the end of the flick's slight running time.
That's the mark of a great film - one that features a strong A-B character goal, and takes the audience along for that ride. And, of course, Sutherland's voice is eighteen levels of badass.
This review of Phone Booth (2003) was written by Jon L on 16 Jul 2010.
Phone Booth has generally received positive reviews.
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