Review of Phone Booth (2003) by Dave C — 31 Oct 2009
The beauty of this film is we witness the evolution of a man who appears to have no spine. This film is cunning in how it dictates the story. It's a satire on those people who think the world is their oyster.
It's a movie set in New York. There's lots of cursing and hookers but it helped to make the movie seem much more real and gave it an intense edgy style that helped to make it an absolutely terrific and suspenseful psychological thriller depending not on action but mood and atmosphere.
Kiefer Sutherland was convincingly menacing and unfeeling as the caller and the idea of keeping him hidden like that works excellently. Collin Farrell's acting was quite superb and believable as Stuart Shepherd, a married man who likes to call his mistress every day at lunch whereby he goes to a specific phone booth, on a specific corner. He has a cell phone which he avoids using so as not to answer any dangerous questions his wife might have about certain recurring phone numbers on his cell.
90% of the film is set in a Phone Booth and you would think this would get a bit tedious after a while but this is not the case.. instead it's 80 odd minutes of twists and turns making it unpredictable and keeping the interest level high and you the viewer totally engrossed.
This review of Phone Booth (2003) was written by Dave C on 31 Oct 2009.
Phone Booth has generally received positive reviews.
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