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Jun 22 16:35 UTC 2003

Saw Phone Booth at the Allen Pk. Theater.  At first, when I saw the 
trailer, I was skeptical.  After all, how much can you make of a movie 
that, for the most part, takes place at one location?  But then again, 
12 Angry Men took place in a single room, and it's become a classic.  
Also, it was only a buck so what the hey.

Anyway, I liked it.  It's all about this guy named Stuart (Colin 
Farrell) who uses the same phone booth everyday, but this time, someone 
calls him.  The caller seems to know everything about him;  Where he 
goes, who he sees, what he does...and he doesn't like his 
observations.  Stuart's been a bad boy and the caller (Keefer 
Sutherland) wants Stu to confess his sins...or else!  That worst part 
is that he can't tell anyone, else he or someone else, will be killed.

It's that "else" that makes the film interesting.  You never know what 
the caller's going to do.  One thing's for sure, he's not all talk.  
This is a short form for it's kind; only 81 minutes.  But since the 
plot's tightly focused on one thing, I guess you can't draw it out too 
much.