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Phone Booth (2003)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B-
Source Brief Review Grade*
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino
"A kind of Speed that goes nowhere." more... C  
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"The movie is essentially a morality play..." more... B  
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
"...a lean, mean tension machine..." more... B  
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk
"...pacing alone cannot help the illogical, gap-ridden plot." more... B-
E! Online "...this short, taut trip keeps you hanging on." more... B+
filmcritic.com
Blake French
"...one of the best thrillers in years—high concept, original, and completely unpredictable." more... B+
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis
"...dive-bombs at the midway point..." more... C-
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
"Entertainingly lurid little B- movie." more... B  
New York Times
Stephen Holden
"...bogus on every level, right down to its half-hearted trick ending." more... D  
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"...preposterous but entertaining." more... B  
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
"Through spirited editing, (director) Schumacher creates a sense of increasing urgency and dread." more... B+
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
D. Parvaz
"Gripping in parts, tedious in others, the film works best when the action is brisk..." more... B-
USA Today
Mike Clark
"...a superficially gritty yet soullessly slick melodrama..." more... C+
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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