Phone Booth is 82 New York minutes long, all of them exciting.
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The result is a movie that combines a seriousness of purpose with an impish delight in craft, in a way Hitchcock would have appreciated.
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
A tabloidy, nail-biting thriller.
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
It's a movie perfectly designed for tossing back popcorn (the jumbo kind so you don't have to leave your seat during the show); not until later do you get the empty feeling that you've swallowed an entire bucket of popped air.
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Can't spoil the ending, except to say that it spoils itself.
Schumacher's depictions of street life are cartoonishly ludicrous and riddled with cliches -- a pair of garish hookers, for instance, can't be excused simply because one is played with engaging vigor by Paula Jai Parker.
50
Film ThreatRick Kisonak
Film ThreatRick Kisonak
The situation is suspenseful and unique enough to hold our attention for a time.
40
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
At only 84 minutes, Phone Booth's brevity turns out to be its only saving grace.