The concepts used in Phone Booth has been used so many times, e.g. the main character is trapped in a confined area — Die Hard; there is no personal reason why the “wrong-doer” has to revenge against the main character — Se7en.
Even though the ideas are old, it is still an exciting 90-minute movie, with virtually no action scenes. The excitement all comes from the voice performance by Kiefer Sutherland, who has worked with director Joel Schumacher before in another favourite of mine, Flatliners.
Just like Se7en, what intrigues me most is the motive. Does the Caller just want to punish the main character for his being unfaithful and dishonest? Seems not, because he still want to kill Stu after he came clean with her wife. So what is the true motive?