- Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
- Release Date: Apr 4, 2003
- Starring: Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Kiefer Sutherland, Radha Mitchell
- Summary: Set entirely within and around the confines of a New York City phone booth, this film follows Stu Shepard (Farrell), 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. (20th Century Fox)
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 35
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Mixed: 12 out of 35
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Negative: 4 out of 35
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80It spends little time on exposition, instead quickly getting into the thrust of the movie. For a film like this, its advantageous, grabbing the audience almost immediately after the opening credits.
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60The payoff doesn't quite equal the intensity of the spectacularly squirm-inducing premise, but Farrell takes his showboating star turn and runs with it.
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38A high-concept hostage drama of absolutely no value to anyone -- except maybe Bell Atlantic, whose titular street-corner pay phone is on screen for almost every agonizing frame.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 49
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Mixed: 6 out of 49
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Negative: 15 out of 49
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