Colin Farrell

Kiefer Sutherland

Forest Whitaker

Radha Mitchell

Katie Holmes

Paula Jai Parker

Arian Ash

Tia Texada

John Enos III

Richard T. Jones

Keith Nobbs

Dell Yount

James MacDonald

Josh Pais

Yorgo Constantine

Colin Patrick Lynch

Troy Gilbert

Seth William Meier

Svetlana Efremova

Billy Erb

Domenick Lombardozzi

Maile Flanagan

Tom Reynolds

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Karara Muhoro

Zidu Chen

Shu Lan Tuan

Dean Cochran

Amy Kowallis

Tory Kittles

Bruce Roberts

Tyree Michael Simpson

Dean Tarrolly

Mary Randle

Paul Fontana

Steve Alterman

Kimberly Bailey

Jason Broad

Lanei Chapman

Django Craig

Judith Durand

Greg Finley

Ramón Franco

Anneliese Goldman

Rick Gonzales

Tracy Metro

Jason Pace

Juan Pope

Nicole Prescott

Cheryl Tyre Smith

John Vargas

Tanya Vidal

Billy 'Sly' Williams

Ruth Zalduondo

Ben Foster

Jared Leto

Mia Cottet

Joel Schumacher

Larry Cohen

David Zucker

Matthew Libatique

Mark Stevens

Gil Netter

Ted Kurdyla

Frank Torres

Ivan Bates

Jon H. Epstein

John Robotham

Michael Trisler

John A. Machione

Glen Trotiner

Dean Garvin

Eli Richbourg

Dennis T. Benatar

Austin Gorg

David Melito

Don Diers

Joshua Dean Foster

Stephen V. Johnson

Dan Kneece

Norman Edward Parker

Larissa Supplitt

Richard Walden

Paul Plannette

Paul Gonsoulin

Jeffrey Norvet

Brad Peterman

Ann Rabin

Christopher Duskin

Penny Sprague

David Schreiber

Dave O'Brien

Robin Bursey

Chic Daniel

Jay Meagher

Randall J. Smith

Christopher Jones

Todd Ellis

Michael D'Imperio

Scot A. McKay

Tim Y. Wetzel

David Ronan

Edward Espinoza

Chris Davis

Mark Hill

Richard 'Rocky' Nichols

Stephen Pietropaolo

Gaston Wurth

Mary Ann Newfield

Michael Bauman

Jeffrey P. Soderberg

Eric Barginear

Scott Barnes

Kevin Brown

Chris Culliton

Thomas M. Dangcil

Ashley Kimmet

Duncan M. Sobel

Uriel Uribe

Jesse Cartwright

Chaddon Edward Merrick

Joe Susfolk

Victor Svimonoff

Brian McEachen

Bruce Jagoda

Alan Kaneshiro

Joe Luther

Gregory E. McEachen

Darrin Porter

Don Tomich

Michael Joseph Reyes

Jim "Tomcat" Downing

Paul Meehan

Robert J. Studenny

Tommy O'Connell

James Coffin

Tana Dubbe

James J. Hughes

Osorio Kerwin

Derek Kleindolph

Michael Koepke

Mike Murray

Miguel Benavides

John Warner

Matthew Devitt

Rick Boomhower

Matt Floyd

Brett M. Welch

Jeff Andrus

Randy Kutcher

Elizabeth Bolden

Dan Andres

Eric Betts

Anthony Cady

Thriller

Crime

Phone Booth

Fox 2000 Pictures

Zucker/Netter Productions

United States of America

English

Kiswahili

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Phone Booth dials up its millennial tension through suspenseful confined calls. Joel Schumacher is a rather inconsistent director. Unusual, yet capricious. From ‘The Lost Boys’ to ‘Batman & Robin’, his career has been considerably scattershot in terms of quality. Phone Booth, whilst quintessentially being a product of its time, happens to be his most simplistic. An arrogant publicist is held hostage in a phone booth by a mysterious sniper who offers him an ultimatum.

A hyperbolised exercise in absolution from an absurdist’s perspective, Schumacher delivers a nail-biting thriller from the confinement of one besmirched public booth. Unscrupulous sex shops on one side of the grubby New York street, and a religiously inclined series of posters dictating “who do you think you are?” on the other side. It may just be a lightning paced disposable techno thriller to many, but if you divulge into the finer details you’ll notice it is overwhelmed with morality. The repentance of sins. Cleansing the soul from immorality. The harsh tones of Sutherland’s antagonistic voice, likening himself to a higher (or lower...) entity, offering Farrell’s Stu a chance for redemption. A surprisingly thematic endeavour for Schumacher, whether intentional or not, the religious symbolism in its subtle visuals or literary narrative were certainly profound.

It smooths out the neo-noir roughness that forces this thriller to be nothing more than disposable entertainment. Aside from Farrell’s strong performance as the arrogantly unlikeable Stu and Sutherland’s menacing tone, the supporting cast were mediocre at best. Whitaker, Mitchell and Holmes rarely had an opportunity to shine within the mucky street and had a tendency to overact. The act of forgiveness, whilst being a pivotal point to the whole ordeal, seemed incredibly vacuous without much deliberate intervention. All too easy, considering how long Stu kept his unfaithful behaviour up for. Cohen’s script was sharp and concise, occasionally stagnating in moments of desperation when not knowing how to progress the hostage situation further.

Stevens’ editing was swifter than Sutherland cocking his sniper rifle multiple times. On screen graphics to display scenes running simultaneously, such as police officers tracing the encrypted phone call, keeping the pace consistently tight. Some of visuals, such as the red dot from the sniper, obviously smelt of fakery as well as the space effects showcasing the satellite sending communications to mobile phone chips etc. Y’know, common tropes from films created in the early naughties.

As I said, it’s very much a film of its time. Yet despite the rough disposable nature of Phone Booth, it’s a much more entertaining call then being on hold for an hour and a half. I can tell you that from experience...

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