I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Oh, this was utterly boring. One great big talkie, and they talked about stuff I really didn't care about. This was stupid. Just stupid! It became repetitive and boring. I couldn't wait for this tedious slow-moving-nothing-happening talkie to end, and when the ending finally came, I was like "Oh, whatever...next!"

A simple premise executed simply brilliantly, this taut, tense and genuinely gripping thriller does more with its single location, few key characters and short, concise 88-minute run-time than most pictures of the kind can even hope to achieve - doing so on an independent budget and with a shooting schedule of just ten days (with two days for pick-ups), to boot. On reflection, the narrative and certain character motivations of 'Phone Booth (2002)' may seem a little thin and a few of its bizarrely schlocky and very nineties elements stick out like sore thumbs - including a slightly nonsensical opening and ending which both have no place in a piece of this calibre. It's the in-the-moment intensity that rockets this experience up past most others in the genre, though, as it is an unpredictable, engaging and edge-of-your-seat thrill-ride throughout with a stellar lead performance and a fantastically frenzied pace. Highly entertaining, energetic stuff. 8/10

Directed by Joel SchumacherStarring Colin Farell, Kiefer Sutherland and Forrest WhitakerOverall: This is one of my favourite thrillers of all time and it is just an incredible movie which doesn't get the amount of attention it deserves.Good: 1. Colin Farell does a great job as Stu Shephard as does Forrest Whitaker as Captain Ramey.2. The true star of this movie, however, is Kiefer Sutherland as the mysterious caller who, even with very limited screen time, gave a chilling performance and was truly admirable to do so much with just one's voice.3. The actual story itself was fantastic and I loved every single second of it.4. The idea is simple: One man in a phonebooth being harassed by a sniper. So simple yet so genius and incredible simultaneously. It proves that a movie doesn't need to be 'Inception' levels of complex, to be great.5. Perfect ending which couldn't have been done any better.6. I like the cinematography. It's simple and focuses on the phonebooth. It doesn't overachieve which is perfect for the movie.7. The sheer isolation of the movie is very claustrophobic and is such a perfect choice which places you in the shoes of the lead character.8. I love how 'Who the villain is' is open to interpretation. Personally, I see the Sniper's targets to be the villains and him the good guy. Think about it, he kills a Paedophile, corrupt business man, pimp and then threatens a man cheating on his wife. The caller's not a saint and is still technically a criminal but he is closer to the good guy than Stu is.Bad:1. His wife and mistress felt more like plot points than characters and their acting was pretty poor also. 2. His protégé kind of just showed up and left whenever he was needed. This could have been tweaked.9/10

Those members who whined and gave this a bad review are obviously from a planet where every film made is either Godfather or Matrix.OK, by now we all now the secret behind films like this, the "high concept" stuff that Hollywood insiders pine for. Get the best talent in the biz, in front of, and behind, the camera. And make the budget so attractive that you could raise money from your own accountant over lunch if you had to.And then -- the challenge -- do it, and see if you pull it off.And they did. When these films (two guys in an elevator, a guy hanging from a canyon, a woman lost in space) work, it is a joy to behold.Perfect. Engages from beginning to end.