Intriguing action thriller that let me forget everything else.

One of my fav!!

amazing movie. 10/10 I like how he plays with the main character.

This wasn't my first time to watch this but it's been so many years since the first time, it was like watching it for the first time. An amazing psychological thriller with a great twist at the end. Even though it's 20+ years old (and naturally the statistics quoted at the beginning of the movie are outdated by far) this is still a great movie, mainly because it's based on something that never gets old: the human instinct to conceal truth. Although the quote stats may be obsolete, there's really nothing here (maybe the phone booth itself!) that feels outdated or so obsolete that it detracts from the film; indeed, the entire film is based solely on a dialogue. This is NOT an "action" movie, so don't be misled or confused by the cover art; it's a psychological thriller that Colin Farrell and Kiefer Sutherland did a superb job at. Would I watch it again? Absolutely. This is one of the better movies I've seen in awhile. Highly recommended for those who enjoy a good suspense/thriller film.

>"Isn't it funny? You hear a phone ring and it could be anybody. But a ringing phone has to be answered, doesn't it?"

It has a fun premise and Colin Farrell elevates almost anything that he is in (except you Total Recall). I feel like it could've been a little more on the fun side and a little longer, but it's a good rewatch.

Kiefer Sutherland’s character is everything Jigsaw strived to be in the Saw franchise.

I am always impressed with films that almost entirely take place in one small setting as they have to do everything right (characterization, dialogue, performances, score, direction, etc) to pull it off.

Also, Ben Foster has one of the most incredible cameo’s as Big Q.

The material very schlocky and predictable, and yet it takes itself way too seriously.
The tone is all over the place. For example, the central characters are presented as grounded, while the dialogue and some of the side characters lean very much towards the cartoony side.
The production, with the editing style and cinematography in particular, are dated.
I also don’t like how Kiefer Sutherland’s mixed in the audio like a narrator, you never have the sense that he’s actually on the phone with Colin Farrell.
It’s only redeeming qualities are the interesting main character (and his arc), the performances by the main actors, and the score (which does a lot of the heavy lifting in creating at least some tension).


3/10

"But isn't it wonderful to remember a time that America was once so innocent that all we had to worry about was the next 'Batman' movie?"

You can say whatever you about him, but there's no denying the vibrant talent that was Joel Schumacher. From what I've heard from co-stars who worked with Joel, he sounds like a great guy and the type of director that helped lead his actors along the way.

Last year this guy gave one hell of an interview to vulture and not holding back about his personal life. One of the most entertaining interviews ever. I will never forget it.

A man with such a random filmography like: The Lost Boys, Falling Down, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, 8mm, The Phantom of the Opera, A Time to Kill, Phone Booth, and Flatliners.

While not all of them are hits, but at least you remember them.

RIP Joel Schumacher

a pretty decent film. to be honest I only watched it cause I wanted to stare at Colin Farrell for an hour and 20 minutes

It was alright... Fortunately it was quite short which makes it quite enjoyable however the unnecessary amount of swearing distracts from the film completely during the first half. Not a lot happens, but it's well made and you're never quite sure what's going to happen next. Probably not worth watching unless you have 90 minutes to fill.

If you were trying to make the most boring moving, you might come up with the premise: "Let's put the entire movie in a phonebooth."

Kiefer played it in a voice so much! Film kept me in suspense all the time. I like minimalist cinema.