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Phone Booth, is another of those films that I’ve had on DVD for some time now but never got round to watching. I was intrigued as the idea of someone ringing a phone booth at random and then holding the individual who answers the call hostage seemed quite interesting, however this was not the case.
You quickly find out that this is not a random event but a planned plot. The purpose of which is revealed almost immediately, removing most of the suspense from the rest of the film. The mystery caller, played by Kiefer Sutherland kept my interest for all of ten minutes and then it all just became boring. Even when some action did happen it wasn’t very exciting.
Despite there being next to no action, I did want to find out what was going to happen but although the film was only seventy seven minutes it felt so much longer! Colin Farrell did put a good performance in and did a great job at making this highly far-fetched plot believable, the contrast between his character at the start and at the end was probably the best thing about the movie.
Unfortunately none of the other characters were likeable so there wasn’t much reaction when they were threatened, possibly some regarding Forest Whitaker’s character but he still needed more development. The main issue with this movie was its plot. I just can’t understand the villain wanting people to be honest, but who’s also willing to kill several people in the process to reach this goal. To me it just didn’t make sense. If the villain’s motive had of been different it could have been better.
BIGGEST FLAW – Stupid plot
BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT – Colin Farrell’s performance
Written by Hamish Calvert
Rating – 4/10
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