Phone Booth (2003)

Phone Booth a Winner

I had forgotten about the copy of "Phone Booth" that we purchased from you and guess what........IT PLAYED OKAY!!!!

So, THAT would be a good reason, why we then ordered the "Sweet November" and "Love Floats" DVDs and were disappointed, as previously stated!!!

How could I have forgotten about this one, "Phone Booth"????

It was GREAT!!!!!!

I am really interested in the "Ice Road Truckers" series, so will give it some serious consideration, then let you know!!!!

Yours sincerely,
Lou Baby............. July 21, 2008

Not Bad

When this came out, it sounded silly. Kept putting it off until my movie queue dwindled. Gave it a second chance. Not bad. I couldn't quite give it four stars, but it was better than expected.

In some ways, the acting was almost too realistic (which makes it more life-like but less likely to win awards). For that, I would give four stars.

But, there is a lack of direction. Too many starts that are abruptly halted. On the flip side, it was pleasantly surprising that it ended when it did (i.e., short film) instead of dragging on and on like some competing films. March 22, 2008

Mediocre, but worth watching once or twice

Let me preface this review with the fact that I am not a big Colin Farrell fan, though this was probably the best movie I've seen him in. Essentially he plays a bottom rung publicist named Stu who seems to want to desperately cheat on his wife. I would not say this movie speaks for all Farrell films, because this is one of the greater ones. However, I do like Keifer Sutherland. Be that as it may, I did enjoy this movie in the end. I realize most people would think the premise of this film is fairly stupid, such as a movie based on Colin Farrell being stuck in a phone booth. I know... sounds exciting right?

Surprisingly the drama in the film really drove it a lot better than I could have ever expected. Granted this might be due to the fact that I had pretty low expectations going in, but I will say it certainly beat them. I'm not saying this is a top movie and a must see, but it's worth giving it a shot, that's for sure. It's actually a pretty interesting premise when you get into it because it basically has Keifer's character holding Farrell hostage in a phone booth the entire time. Strangely the whole movie is filmed without seeing Keifer until the end of the film, but all you hear is his voice throughout. Instead, Keifer is holding him at gunpoint from a window that Farrell can't even see. So it's up to Keifer to prove to him that he has the means to kill Farrell.

Just about everything Keifer's character says is awesome. Especially the part where he cocks the gun and explains why that sound is cool. I have to admit that it was Keifer that really drove the movie and got me into the film, even though he wasn't even on screen. The fact he was basically playing a hitman (or sharpshooter technically) that was shooting people because he didn't like them was great, and somewhat fairly unique for the development of this film. Especially since Kiefer's character is sort of trying to right the world by forcing people to adhere to a more moral/ethical code of life.

As you can see Forest Whitaker's character didn't do that much for me. He was just the cop who spent his time trying to figure out what Farrell was doing. It's kind of an essential role for the reality factor, but it was just a standard police negotiator type of role that people have seen many times over.

Either way, some people will walk away with more from this movie than others. That morality twist in the film on what is actually more wrong really makes you sit and think about it. This is where the movie shines. The movie doesn't have that much re-watch value overall, but if you can find the DVD for a bargain price, it's a quality five dollar movie. Or if it just happens to be on TV, definitely worth sitting down to watch. It's not the kind of movie that will keep you and your friends talking for a long period of time, but I say it's at least worth seeing once. Interesting premise and setting, with drama that moves the movie along and keeps the viewers interested. March 7, 2008

I have seen bad movies, but this one tops the list!

Very bad plot!

I am no movie writer, but I can sure can think of a better idea than having a man in a phone booth in the enitre movie.

Thumb down, way down! January 3, 2008

A Very Good Movie

One of the most original and most entertaining movies I've seen. Another good action movie is Point Break (Pure Adrenaline Edition). December 27, 2007

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