... Phone Booth is a Morality/Thriller. A concept Movie made in 2003, and starring Colin Farrell in a near on one man performance. Phone Booth is set In New York City, and it is set in real time.
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◘ The Film is set almost entirely in a Phone Booth and ... Read review
Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell) is an arrogant publicist lying his way to success in New York. ... more
Everything changes however when he unknowingly answers a call in a phone booth he's been using to cheat on his wife. Now he is at the mercy of the caller (Kiefer Sutherland) who, as an invisible sniper somewhere in the buildings above, is holding him hostage with demands to come clean with his wife (Radha Mitchell) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes). Relying on his wits and the unlikely help of Capt. Ramey (Forest Whitaker) Stu's life will change even if he does manage to escape alive. This highly original suspense thriller from director Joel Shumacher (Tigerland, 8MM, Falling Down) is filled with action and unbelievable moments when all of New York comes to a standstill for one harrowing conclusion.
Stu Shepard (Colin Farrel) is an arrogant publicist lying his way to success in New York. ... more
Everything changes however when he unknowingly answers a call in a phone booth he's been using to cheat on his wife. Now he is at the mercy of the caller (Kiefer Sutherland) who, as an invisible sniper somewhere in the buildings above, is holding him hostage with demands to come clean with his wife (Radha Mitchell) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes). Relying on his wits and the unlikely help of Capt. Ramey (Forest Whitaker) Stu's life will change even if he does manage to escape alive. This highly original suspense thriller from director Joel Schumacher (Tigerland, 8mm, Falling Down) is filled with action and unbelievable moments when all of New York comes to a standstill for one harrowing conclusion.
Self-centred, arrogant, public relations man, Stu Sheppard goes into a phone booth to call ... more
his mistress without his wife knowing. As soon as he hangs up, the phone rings and he hears a stranger's voice telling him that if he tries to leave the booth he will be shot dead... He starts to believe what he is hearing when a man tries to get in the booth and is gunned down...
A single phone call can change a man's life...or possibly end it. Stu Shepard is a ... more
self-centered New York City publicist who suddenly finds himself on the deadly end of a high-powered rifle scope. Now it's a real-time race against the clock as Stu must outwit a psychotic sniper in a frantic scramble from phone booth to freedom.
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PHONEBOOTHStu Shepard (Colin Farrell) is an arrogant publicist lying his way to success in ... more
New York. Everything changes however when he unknowingly answers a call in a phone booth he's been using to cheat on his wife. Now he is at the mercy of the caller (Kiefer Sutherland) who, as an invisible sniper somewhere in the buildings above, is holding him hostage with demands to come clean with his wife (Radha Mitchell) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes). Relying on his wits and the unlikely help of Capt. Ramey (Forest Whitaker) Stu's life will change even if he does manage to escape alive. This highly original suspense thriller from director Joel Schumacher (Tigerland, 8MM, Falling Down) is filled with action and unbelievable moments when all of New York comes to a standstill for one harrowing conclusion.THE TRANSPORTERFrank Martin (Jason Statham - Snatch) is the best at what he does: transporting dangerous or illegal goods with no questions asked. But his latest shipment, a beautiful young woman kidnapped by international slave traders, brings deadly complications to his delivery plans. Now Frank must kick into overdrive in a non-stop, action-packed fight to save his precious cargo - and his life.
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: K.C. Bascombe - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Jesse James, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Powell, Linda Purl, Kevin Zegars
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Advantages: FAST MOVING SUSPENSE FILM. Disadvantages: Set in One location, more or less.
◘ PHONE BOOTH.◘
***A ringing phone has to be answered***
' Do unto others' is very much the cautionary tale here. Phone Booth is a Morality/Thriller. A concept Movie made in 2003, and starring Colin Farrell in a near on one man performance. Phone Booth is set In New York City, and it is set in real time.
► SYNOPSIS ◄
... ...day he steps into a Phone Booth to make a private phone call, slipping his Wedding ring off his finger as he prepares to dial, the phone in the booth starts to ring! ~ Would you answer a ringing phone?~ His decision to pick up the phone changes his destiny forever.◘
◘ A ringing phone has to be answered .~ It's one of those scenario's anyone could have found ourselves in, walking past a phone box, and the phone is ... more
◘ PHONE BOOTH.◘
***A ringing phone has to be answered***
' Do unto others' is very much the cautionary tale here. Phone Booth is a Morality/Thriller. A concept Movie made in 2003, and starring Colin Farrell in a near on one man performance. Phone Booth is set In New York City, and it is set in real time.
► SYNOPSIS ◄
◘ The Film is set almost entirely in a Phone Booth and stars Colin Farrell as an Entertainment publicist/Entrepreneur who is on the up and up at the expense of anyone who gets in his way. Caught up in his own hype, he lives his life full steam ahead, brushing people aside as he goes. His character is cocky, selfish and arrogant, yet he is a likeable roque. I found myself warming to the man who was so wrapped up in himself he had lost sight of his Marriage and his morals. On that fateful day he steps into a Phone Booth to make a private phone call, slipping his Wedding ring off his finger as he prepares to dial, the phone in the booth starts to ring! ~ Would you answer a ringing phone?~ His decision to pick up the phone changes his destiny forever.◘
◘ A ringing phone has to be answered .~ It's one of those scenario's anyone could have found ourselves in, walking past a phone box, and the phone is ringing. The need to answer any ringing phone is very immediate, the ring has an urgency about it, and our curiosity needs to be satisfied, and that's just what happened to Stu Shepard ( Colin Farrell) when his curiosity got the better of him. The film starts at a hurried pace with phones ringing all over the City, and a narrator talking us through how many phone calls are made every single day, and the significance of communication. The hustle bustle of people hurrying to work and noise of phones with their various rings is suddenly brought to an abrupt halt - as the film begins.~
◘ I liked the change of pace from hectic noise, to Stu taking over with the rushing, noisy, arrogance of his character. Fast talking, and planning his many deals with his Young male PA in tow, he issues orders to him on what he wants done, and what he expects from him. Ducking and diving his way through his day, leaving time free for his Love interest, in the form of Pamela McFadden (Katie Holmes) who he always calls every day after work from the same public Phone Booth!~
◘ I was gripped from the very beginning of this film. The fast pace caught my attention immediately, there was no time to think, you just sit there taking the information in. Colin Farrell is brilliant in the role of the publicist, while Katie Holmes I found light, as an actress, and pretty bland. However there is an excellent performance by Forest Whitaker as Captain Ed Ramey. I sympathised with the character, when he was forcibly cornered by Farrell, on the subject of the Captains supposed impotence. Keifer Sutherland was convincing as 'The caller' with just the right amount of menace and dry humour. He played with his victim like a cat with a mouse, controlling, and toying with him throughout with verbal communication only~
◘ Quite honestly I loved the Film, but found most of the lesser supporting cast pretty mediocre and felt that they were incidental to the plot, and only seemed to be there to pad out the storyline, which I felt stood well on it's own, and I would liked to have seen less of them. To be honest I found the non phone booth scenes to be the weakest links in the film. The extras were static. At one point they came to a total halt, they didn't move at all, and appeared to be waiting for a cue. I was surprised this wasn't picked up on. Look out for this. It's when Stu turns the corner to approach the phone booth. I found it quite amusing ~
◘ The Film works on a psychological level. It plays on the senses. The fear and tension is in the unknown factor, the unseen enemy, and the fact that the Film is set almost entirely in one location, the Phone Booth, gives us a sense of entrapment, claustrophobia, enclosed in the phone Booth there is a feeling of imprisonment and no escape. How easy it would be to walk away,or to stay, the 'flight or fight ' theory that is within us all. But it isn't as straight forward as that, and it is how Stu reacts to the situation that keeps us gripped to the edge of our seats. We are with him every step of the way, as this film is set in real time, we are living every second with him, with hardly any light relief. It does come briefly in the form of a couple of Hookers and their pimp, but even this has an edginess about the situation, as you feel anything could happen at any second, and happen it does.~
◘ It is interesting the watch the deterioration of Stu's character, when stripped away of his built up facade. Little by little with devious mind games as his ally , the caller chips away, till Stu is left with very little in the way of dignity. He is like a Badger caught in a trap, and the caller is manipulatiing his every move. Stu's mind becomes irrational and confused, and he is in a very fragile state. His every decision is like walking on a minefield. Will he be able to focus enough to make the right decisions? ~
◘ The film is slick, and well directed by Joel Schumacher, who directed 8MM. He keeps the tension building, like a slow boiling kettle, throughout the Film, and lets the Actors tell the story. The fast pace of the camera work, adds fury to the split second decisions that Stu has to make. The cinematographer Matthew Libatique uses several different cameras, and split screen teqniques to capture the confusion of this desperate situation. The frantic movements of the camera throughout add imputus to the tension and panic in this film ~ The original idea for Phone Booth came in the 1960's, when the writer Larry Cohen approached Alfred Hitchcock with the idea, but neither seemed to be able to come up with a plot reason at that time. It wasn't till the 1990's that Cohen finalised the storyline.~ The Dialoque is more or less continuous, and most of it taking place during the phone call. The photography for Phone Booth was completed in ten days and it took another two days for re-shoots and establishing shots.~
◘ I would recommend this film to anyone who likes a good suspense film, a thriller. It's very gripping and tense, has an excellent storyline, and is well acted out by Colin Farrell as the Publicist, and by Keifer Sutherland as 'The caller'. The film was originally due to be released in the fall of 2002, but was delayed until April 4, 2003 due to the Beltway sniper attacks. Running time is 81 minutes. The BBFC rating is 15. There is some violence and strong use of swear words.~
CAST:
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 Yorgo Constantine ... ESU Commander
Directed by Joel Schumacher.
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Advantages: Collin Farrel Disadvantages: short runningtime
. She only has a small part in this movie, but does it really well. I do like Katie Holmes in other movies and always find it a pleasure to see her acting. Keith Sutherland plays the part of the Caller and it?s his voice that is really impressing and scary!
Extra?s
There are several extra?s on the DVD. You got the commentary of the director Joel Schumacher. His commentary is pretty enjoyable. He tells about the movie and how the movie had to be filmed in 10 days. He also talks about the actors and the characters in the movie. There is also a making off on the DVD, which gives you a good view behind the scenes.
My Opinion
I have really enjoyed the movie PhoneBooth. It?s a different kind of movie then the ?normal? thriller. I like the story and the way they have filmed it, especially since the movie takes almost ...
Advantages: Clever, original and a few laughs as well Disadvantages: The film runs out of ideas and is too short
Christmas Day television schedulers have a lot to answer for. With absolutely nothing to watch but repeats and tired old films on the biggest TV watching day of the year I was at a loss. I had no option other than to break in to my Christmas presents for a little entertainment. Thankfully my relatives and friends had not let me down and had provided me with a good choice of DVD’s to pick from and top of the pile was PhoneBooth.
I must admit to being one of those slightly annoying people who know very little about films, other than “knowing what I like.” Well, I like PhoneBooth. It was always going to stand a good chance of success with me once I had looked at the cast list. Any film featuring Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whittaker and Katie Holmes is certainly going to grab my attention. Especially Katie Holmes ...
Advantages: Great idea and story, brilliant performance from Colin Farrell, exciting. Disadvantages: The ending is a bit of a disappointment.
I?m such a gigantic Colin Farrell fan, so watching ?Phonebooth? was only inevitable. I dragged my mate to watch it and all I can say is I was not disappointed. One of the things that convinced me to see this was the fact that it focuses on Colin Farrell for the majority of the movie. Now what else could a Farrell fan ask for? I had actually heard a great deal about this movie before it was made. Jim Carrey was originally lined up to play the main role, and supposedly it was going to be a comedy rather than a thriller. He turned it down and the part was later offered to Will Smith who obviously turned it down also. And that?s where the lovely Colin comes in.
How can a movie about a man stuck in a phonebooth be exciting? I guess that was the question on my mind, with such a simple idea, could it be kept exciting without losing any ...
"...[Farrell] shows energy and intensity " (Chicago Sun-Times, p.29, 04/04/2003)
"...Schumacher keeps his camera in a state of high agitation, bumping and swirling around the spectacle of Farrell's motor-mouth frenzy..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.52-3, 11/04/2003)
"...Director Joel Schumacher, with the help of the gifted cinematographer Matthew Libatique makes a tight, tense job of it....Farrell is a dynamo..." (Rolling Stone, p.111, 17/04/2003)
"...[Farrell] makes lowlife media pimp Stu Shepard his own....A high velocity thriller..." (Total Film, p.100, 01/05/2003)
DVD Description
Joel Schumacher (8 MM, FALLING DOWN) directs this suspense drama set in New York City's Times Square. A wannabe hotshot entertainment publicist who's more intent on posturing for his unpaid assistant than he is in actually working, Stu Shepherd (Colin Farrell) ducks into a phone booth to make his regular afternoon call to his girlfriend (Katie Holmes). Stu stops in the same phone booth at the same time every day to flirt with the young girl, who does not know that Stu is happily married with no intention of dating her seriously. When Stu says goodbye to his girl and sets down the receiver, he picks up a call from a threateningly sarcastic man with a deep voice. This man seems to have been tracking Stu's visits to this booth every day, and suddenly Stu knows that his secrets are no longer his own. Soon, the caller identifies himself as a sniper and begins shooting. Police are called in, and Stu must use his PR skills in a final test to get out of the booth, alive. This compelling drama, expertly crafted for maximum tension, will keep audiences nervously awaiting its outcome, unable to look away from the screen for even a moment.
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