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Phone Booth (2003)

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Reviews Counted:182

Fresh:130

Rotten:52

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: Quick pacing and Farrell's performance help make Phone Booth a tense nail-biter.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for pervasive language and some violence

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Apr 4, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $46,524,362

Synopsis: Red-hot superstar Colin Farrell ("Daredevil," "The Recruit") toplines the thriller PHONE BOOTH, from director Joel Schumacher. A phone call can change your life, but for one man it can also end it.... Red-hot superstar Colin Farrell ("Daredevil," "The Recruit") toplines the thriller PHONE BOOTH, from director Joel Schumacher. A phone call can change your life, but for one man it can also end it. Set entirely within and around the confines of a New York City phone booth, PHONE BOOTH follows Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell), a low-rent media consultant who is trapped after being told by a caller - a serial killer with a sniper rifle - that he'll be shot dead if he hangs up.

What do you do when you hear a ringing public phone? You know it's a wrong number, but instinct forces you to pick it up. A ringing phone demands to be answered, but when Stu Shepard takes the call, he finds himself hurtled into a tortuous game. Hang up, says the caller (Kiefer Sutherland), and Stu's a dead man.

A sudden and shocking act of violence near the booth draws the attention of the police, who arrive backed with a small army of sharpshooters. They believe that Stu, not the unseen caller of whom they remain unaware, is the dangerous man with a gun.

The senior officer on the scene, Captain Ramey (Forest Whitaker), tries to talk Stu out of the booth. But unbeknownst to Ramey, his team, the media circus that has flocked to the site - and Stu's wife, Kelly, and his client /prospective girlfriend, Pamela - the caller has them all in his high-powered rifle sights.

As afternoon turns into evening, Stu, the embodiment of an unethical, self-serving existence, must now undertake a sudden and unexpected moral evolution. He is emotionally stripped naked by the caller. Stu's lies, half-truths, and obfuscation no longer matter. Instead, he must dig deep into his soul, find his strength and attempt to outwit the caller, taking the game to an even more dangerous level. -- © Fox [More]

Starring: Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland, Katie Holmes

Starring: Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland, Katie Holmes, Radha Mitchell, Tia Texada, Richard T. Jones

Director: Joel Schumacher

Director: Joel Schumacher
Screenwriter: Larry Cohen
Producer: David Zucker, Gil Netter
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Farrell and Sutherland deliver such strong performances that it's easy to overlook the script's melodramatic dialogue and insane lapses of reality.

Full Review Source: Radio Free Entertainment | comment Comment
09/09/03
Andrew Manning
Andrew Manning
Radio Free Entertainment

'Enlace Mortal es un sólido thriller que representa una de las mejores opciones de escapismo que han llegado a las pantallas en lo que va del año. Verdaderamente recomendable.'

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
07/04/03
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

Phone Booth is a movie completely disconnected from what suspense should be like.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
06/26/03
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

Phone Booth is a great call.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
06/21/03
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Um suspense bem realizado que se beneficia principalmente da personalidade fascinante de seu vilão.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
06/16/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
N/R

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05/30/03
Sydney Morning Herald
N/R

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Full Review Source: Critical Eye | comment Comment
05/30/03
Mark Freeman
Mark Freeman
Critical Eye

As a cinematic experiment, Phone Booth is a resounding success. Even with its shortcomings, the film is destined to do well at the box office if only on the sheer charisma of Farrell.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
05/28/03
Susan Michals
Susan Michals
FilmStew.com

...there's no denying that Phone Booth is mostly an exemplary thriller...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
05/26/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

A sloppy film filled with cheap moralizing. The plot holes are so large it's a good thing the streets were shut off from traffic.

Full Review Source: Film Experience | comment Comment
05/21/03
Nathaniel Rogers
Nathaniel Rogers
Film Experience
N/R

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Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
05/20/03
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross
Daily Mirror [UK]

. To use phone language, it doesn't put you on hold for one second. .

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (Australia) | comment Comment
05/18/03
Shannon J. Harvey
Shannon J. Harvey
Sunday Times (Australia)

Raises more questions than it answers as it attempts to convince us that a moralistic sniper would torture a sleazy publicist into tears of guilt and remorse over what amounts to a few paltry, venial sins.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
05/16/03
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Phone Booth is not rocket science. In fact, it's a popcorn movie, but it's a popcorn movie of rare quality.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
05/13/03
Oz
Oz
eFilmCritic.com

Almost every flick now is two hours and too long. But at only 80 minutes, “Phone Booth” managed to have all the excitement, emotions, and humor it needed.

Full Review Source: Broomfield Enterprise | comment Comment
04/30/03
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Broomfield Enterprise

The screenplay, by Larry Cohen, shows the confidence of a writer who knows he has a terrific starting point and plans to squeeze out every last drop of inspiration.

Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
04/29/03
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

My appreciation extends to the creators who, instead of falling in love with their creation, keep it going only as long as its suspense is sustainable, turning in that rare film that plays under 90 minutes.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
04/29/03
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

A modern morality tale complete with Kiefer Sutherland as God's voice. Okay, so he's a sniper on the other end of the phone, but with the things he says and the stereo sound he might as well be the Almighty.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
04/25/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Being browbeaten into learning someone else’s values is almost as off-putting in narrative fiction as when it occurs in life.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
04/24/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The premise is admittedly a killer -- fun to think about, fun to see realized, not so fun to see screwed up in the last half-hour.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
04/22/03
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate
 
 
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