Analysis
The film starts with narration about the usage of mobile phones within the city of LA, just inserted to pad the film out I felt. After the intro we are introduced to Colin Farrell’s character ‘Stu Shepherd’, he plays this part convincingly and he hides his thick Irish accent well. His characters life revolves around communication, which is the center of this movie. Farrell himself just seems to be popping up in many major films at present. He’s doing rather well since his first outing as Danny Byrne in BBC1’s Sunday evening show Ballykissangel that aired on UK terrestrial television some years ago.

Keifer Sutherland does a great job as 'The Voice' and manages to keep Farrell's character glued to the phone with some pretty mind boggling emotional blackmail. Don’t expect to see him in person much during the film though.

The direction of the movie is handled well. I remained interested throughout wanting to know just how Farrell was going to get out of this predicament, and just what has he done to deserve this? The use of picture in picture during telephone conversations reminded me of the hit TV show '24' and added more interest and depth to the narration. The film was shot over an exhausting 12 day schedule therefore you know beforehand that the content is going to be more atmosphere than visual delights. The majority of the film takes place within just one street with only a handful of other scene for variety.

With the films relatively short running time it does seem to end as quickly as it started but with limited shooting locations, this might have been a good thing. Without giving the story away the ending is slightly cheesy but on the whole the film has good value entertainment.

Key Area	Rating (out of 5)	Comment
Action		If action is your main goal from a film then don’t pick this one. Nothing more than a scuffle outside a phone box and a few police running up some stairs.
Thrills/ Tension		Another low score, the sniper occasionally aims at innocent bystanders threatening Farrell that he will shoot. This increases the tension briefly but I wont say that it ever achieves major tension and lets be honest here a phone booth is not a very thrilling location is it?
Violence/ Gore		Minimal blood loss throughout the movie with a body count of just two.
Bare Flesh	NONE	No room for nudity in the phone box.
Plot		An interesting concept to have a film centered around a hostage situation in a phone booth. The plot builds well and ends averagely. I was left feeling that Farrell’s character just had not really done anything bad enough to deserve his ordeal.

Verdict 80 minutes of survival within a phone booth. In order to win the day, Stu Shepherd must outwit his assassin without letting on to the people around that he’s being held hostage from above. The film is above average and entertaining, don’t expect an action packed movie, it’s just a lower budget short film, but it's well worth your attention.

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