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Tuesday 8 May 2012

Phone Booth (2002)

An arrogant douche gets trapped in a phone booth. Not because he's an idiot and can't work a door, but because if he leaves there'll be dire consequences.
About eighty percent of the film is focussed on one man in a booth, shot in sequence over just ten days. It's an interesting if flawed viewing experience, particularly for the film student.
Oirish boy Farrell impresses in the emotional scenes. I didn't think him capable of that. I was wrong. His momma should be proud.
Phone booth. Broken window. Trapped. Hitchcock homage? Give Farrell a blonde wig, stat!

2½ little red dots out of 5
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2 comments:

  1. cuckoo8 May 2012 at 06:43

    Agreed.

    I might give it a very weak 3 or the same rating.

    It could have been much, much more but never rises to the occasion.

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  2. Impudent Urinal9 May 2012 at 06:09

    I'll give it a three for making a one location movie interesting enough to keep watching.

    3 I would have taken the free pizza out of 5

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