Phone Booth (UK)
Your life is on the line!
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 78 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
What do you do when you hear a ringing public phone? You know it`s a wrong number, but instinct forces you to pick it up. Set entirely within and around the confines of a New York City phone booth, Joel Schumacher`s Phone Booth follows a slick media consultant (Farrell) 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.
Special Features:
Making of
Audio commentary by Joel Schumacher
Theatrical trailer
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Joel Schumacher
Written By:
Larry Cohen
Starring:
Katie Holmes
Radha Mitchell
Forest Whitaker
Kiefer Sutherland
Colin Farrell
Casting By:
Mali Finn
Soundtrack By:
DJ Shadow
Nathan Larson
Harry Gregson-Williams
Mos Def
Director of Photography:
Matthew Libatique
Editor:
Mark Stevens
Costume Designer:
Daniel Orlandi
Production Designer:
Andrew Laws
Producer:
David Zucker
Eli Richbourg
Gil Netter
Executive Producer:
Ted Kurdyla
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox
Your Opinions and Comments
In this unusual movie, which Schumacher managed to shoot in 10-12 days, most of the action is confined to one location - the phone booth. Somehow, that does not make the movie boring. The only problem is that there`s only so much you can do in one location, and the movie is over in less than 75 minutes.
The video transfer is ok. While there are no compression signs at all, the picture is not clear of grain (which might be intentional).
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good. The surrounds are nicely used throughout the movie, but most of the movie revolves around dialog. Lots of it.
The menus are still and silent.
The extras include a commentary by the director and a behind the scenes look.
Bottom line - an ok thriller, which one cannot really dislike, mostly due to the fact that it is over before you manage to say "Jack Robinson". Rent it.