Speaking of a movie where one person supports the audience,
Which one do you remember?
The film shines brilliantly with only the acting skills of the protagonist.
Applaud after watching it.
One protagonist, one telephone booth,
In such a monotonous scene, after filming an entire film,
Not only will you not feel bored, but you will also feel thrilled and tense to the point of suffocation.
In the late 1990s, mobile phones became popular,
Public phone booths are not completely eliminated though.
But the number has started to decrease,
The male protagonist Shidu (Colin Farrell) is a publicist in New York.
Two mobile phones, an assistant,
A designer suit, a watch,
Busy shuttle in the bustling streets of the historical capital,
Good at using various techniques to deal with artist clients.
In the industry, he used his clever mouth to make a little famous Shi Du,
Although the family has a wife, but there is a lover.
Every day he calls his little lover Pan at the same time and from the same phone booth.
Because using a mobile phone is worried that my wife will find some clues in the bill.
Shidou, who entered the phone booth, took off his wedding ring,
Relax and chat with my lover Pan, I want to ask Pan to go to the hotel with myself,
Pan is also an entertainer served by Shi Du, a little girl with a dream of being a star. Shi Du said he wanted to make her popular, and Pan also pinned his hopes on Shi Du.
But the day that Shi Tu made an appointment with himself had already been made,
Shi Du had no choice but to hang up the phone angrily.
When I was about to leave, the phone suddenly rang again.
habitual conditioning,
Stuart picked up the phone again,
However, things have only just begun,
There was a mysterious man on the other end of the phone. When Shi Du had just entered the phone booth, he refused to deliver pizza.
Shi Du felt very depressed.
He wanted to end this boring conversation, but the other end of the phone stopped him,
Not only did Shi Du's name come out, he even knew about his home address, wife, and Pan.
Shi Du was shocked and extremely angry,
With a snap, the phone hangs up,
Shi Du walked out of the phone booth, looked at the busy street, hesitated,
Then the phone rang again,
Shi Du returned to the phone booth again,
It was the same mysterious man who told Shi Tu that he was going to call Pan, and he could hear the conversation between himself and Pan,
The mysterious man told Pan that Shi Du was married.
No matter how Shi Du shouted on the phone, Pan couldn't hear him.
The mysterious man hangs up the conversation with Pan and asks Shi Du to call his wife and confess everything to her.
Tell his wife that he wants to sleep with Pan,
Shi Du's inner defense was gradually shattered.
Shi Du, who begged for mercy in vain, wanted to hang up.
And the mysterious man said,
"As soon as you hang up, I'll kill you"
There was also the sound of bullets being loaded in Shi Tu's ears.
At this time, the phone booth was occupied for too long, and the street girl needed to use the phone.
The street girls who protested ineffective many times brought in their helpers,
And the mysterious man is pressing on the other end of the phone, do you want to help?
In a panic, Shi Du said "yes",
I have only seen a man who came to fight a street girl and was shot dead.
For a while, the busted street girl yelled at the murderer,
Police and reporters also surrounded the phone booth.
No one believed he wasn't the murderer,
Shi Du knew that he had no way to escape.
The mysterious man did not give up, and began to torture Shi Du with his soul.
Police, journalists, media, in front of TV,
Before his wife, who came after hearing the news, confessed that he had a lover, Pan, and wanted to sleep with her,
Exploitation of assistants, cheating on customers, and fake watches.
In a suit and tie, he lies a lot.
"I lied to my friends, I lied to newspapers and magazines, they sold my lies to more people, I was only part of the circle of lies"
When all lies are no longer necessary to cover up,
After revealing everything, Shi Du’s repressed heart is relieved,
However, the mysterious man still did not intend to release Shi Du,
The police are pressing hard.
There is also a pistol hidden in the phone booth by a mysterious man.
Shi Du's heart was broken.
Not even taking a step out of the phone booth,
Who is the mysterious man? What kind of reversal will there be? What is the fate of Shidu?
All unknowns can only be found in the film.
"Sniper Phone Booth" as a small scene movie,
Because of unique creativity and high-quality production methods,
Exudes great charm, giving people a different surprise.
The tense atmosphere, the conflicts of all parties, the unsolved suspense, all kinds of elements are displayed in such a single scene,
Coupled with the switching of perspectives, it is exciting.
Of course, the success of the film cannot be separated from the acting skills of the protagonist.
Such a film requires the protagonist to use his limited physical performance and subtle expressions to control,
Very test of the actor's acting skills
Colin Farrell's acting is great in it,
Even the director of the film, Schumacher, commented:
"Colin can play any role. He can play comedy, tragedy, bad guy, good guy.
He delivers every second of the film with a terrific talent and skill. We are incredibly proud of him. "
All in all, this small-space, low-cost suspense film, in 80 minutes, has a tense and thrilling rhythm, and is a very good film worth watching.
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