Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Phone Booth

Written by:
Larry Cohen

Directed by:
Joel Schumacher

Made in:
USA in 2002

Actors:
Colin Farrell .... Stu Shepard
Kiefer Sutherland .... The Caller
Forest Whitaker .... Captain Ed Ramey
Radha Mitchell .... Kelly Shepard
Katie Holmes .... Pamela McFadden
Paula Jai Parker .... Felicia
Arian Waring Ash .... Corky (as Arian Ash)
Tia Texada .... Asia
John Enos III .... Leon
Richard T. Jones .... Sergeant Cole
Keith Nobbs .... Adam
Dell Yount .... Pizza Guy
James MacDonald .... Negotiator
Josh Pais .... Mario
Yorgo Constantine .... ESU Commander

Plot:
A fiendish publicist finds himself being held hostage in a phone booth by an extreme moralist who watches his victim's every move through the scope of his high-power sniper rifle, while speaking to the publicist via the phone booth. The caller prides himself on using force to punish corrupt people by forcing them to admit all of their lies and sins through mental games, or killing them. At the same time, he eliminates other people as well; everyday people who are guilty of brutal dishonesty and/or corruption, such as a murderous street pimp and a pushy pizza man (all of which, if you look hard enough in the film, have a guilt link). The caller himself is corrupt, and uses it defeat other corruption. It is evil fighting evil in the phone booth IMDB

Review:
Katie Holmes: BAD.
When are casting directors going to realize this???

Besides her, the film is great! Considering it takes place in a phone booth. A short movie and very exciting.

Not perfect (not many films are), but I think for the type of movie it is, and the setting, and plot.. it isn't too bad.


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