No thriller can work if we don’t have a compelling antagonist and protagonist opposing each other.
This is especially true of 2003’sPhone Booth, written byLarry Cohenand directed byJoel Schumacher.
What Is ‘Phone Booth’ About?
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Phone Boothis a very small film with some very big stars.
Not only does it have Farrell and Sutherland, butForest WhitakerandKatie Holmesas well.
However, while Jack Bauer was the hero, The Caller inPhone Boothis a menacing villain.
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He lives as a voice on the other end of the phone.
Sally Field will stop at nothing to avenge her daughter’s death.
In an interview withTribute, Kiefer Sutherland said he agreed to take the role immediately.
He is so sinister that we feel sorry for Farrell’s immoral character.
The more he speaks this way, the more we lean in.
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Phone Booth follows a New York publicist who becomes trapped in a phone booth by a mysterious caller threatening his life. With a laser rifle trained on him, he must navigate fear and reveal hidden truths, all while struggling to maintain composure in a tense and precarious situation.
