The material very schlocky and predictable, and yet it takes itself way too seriously. The tone is all over the place. For example, the central characters are presented as grounded, while the dialogue and some of the side characters lean very much towards the cartoony side. The production, with the editing style and cinematography in particular, are dated. I also don’t like how Kiefer Sutherland’s mixed in the audio like a narrator, you never have the sense that he’s actually on the phone with Colin Farrell. Its only redeeming qualities are the interesting main character (and his arc), the performances by the main actors, and the score (which does a lot of the heavy lifting in creating at least some tension). 3/10

(90/2025) Haha, I asked the AI chat to suggest a cool thriller no longer than 90 minutes for tonight, it picked this one, I watched it and it was actually pretty cool :)

"But isn't it wonderful to remember a time that America was once so innocent that all we had to worry about was the next 'Batman' movie?" You can say whatever you about him, but there's no denying the vibrant talent that was Joel Schumacher. From what I've heard from co-stars who worked with Joel, he sounds like a great guy and the type of director that helped lead his actors along the way. Last year this guy gave one hell of an interview to vulture and not holding back about his personal life. One of the most entertaining interviews ever. I will never forget it. A man with such a random filmography like: The Lost Boys, Falling Down, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, 8mm, The Phantom of the Opera, A Time to Kill, Phone Booth, and Flatliners. While not all of them are hits, but at least you remember them. RIP Joel Schumacher

If you were trying to make the most boring moving, you might come up with the premise: "Let's put the entire movie in a phonebooth."