Phone Booth is a thrilling and exciting film to watch that will make you scared. Stu Shepard, 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. 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, tries to talk Stu out of the booth. But uncanonized 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. Stu must dig deep into his soul, find his strength and attempt to outwit the caller, taking the game to an even more dangerous level. The plot is similar to Liberty Stands Still and Panic Room but the execution it done pretty well. The majority of the film takes place in and around a phone booth. While that may not sound exciting, it actually is a pretty good film. There are plenty of intense scenes and the acting is also pretty good. Colin Farrell is a pretty good actor and he does a good job in this film. Forest Whitaker plays Captain Ramey and he also does a good job. Kiefer Sutherland is actually not seen until the end but he has a good creepy phone voice. Joel Schumacher does a pretty good job of directing and makes up for making the horrible Bad Company. The running time is just 80 minutes long so its not boring to watch. As soon as he picks up the phone it's a fun ride until the end. The films plot is unrealistic though as no one would actually be able to do this and get away. Also you don't really feel for the character so it may be hard to actually care about the film. The movie is also kind of predictable but the director and the cast make it exciting to sit through. In the end, this a nice, short thriller to watch. Rating 7.7/10, defiantly worth checking out.
Review of Phone Booth
