Review of Telefon (1977) by Diana W — 31 Jul 2009

Telephones...Does anyone remember telephones/telephone booths?

Nice thriller...Neat twists!

This review of Telefon (1977) was written by Diana W on 31 Jul 2009.

Telefon has generally received mixed reviews.

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Instead of winding tighter and tighter, as a suspense story should, Telefon just winds down, rather like -- come to think of it -- a phone…

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By Brad W (876) on 25 Oct 2008

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Slow moving with a laconic Bronson taking his sweet time doing much of anything. There is zero chemistry between the leads and the ending is lame…

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By Derek W (506) on 25 Oct 2008

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By Vivek A (44) on 22 Nov 2007

Will work only for the extreme Bronson fans like me :-)…

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