A waste of a great idea
True story: I had no idea 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' was based on a Stephen King story. However after hearing the opening narration I knew it had to be and went to IMDb to confirm. Sure enough, uncanny. Narration in a Stephen King movie is as unique as it comes.
I'm not sure this film is doing itself any favours promoting itself as a horror. People going in expecting that genre of film are going to be let down I suspect. That said, I'm not really sure what genre it would best fit in.
There really isn't a lot to the story. There's some mildly interesting warnings about the dangers of technology and there is some very half-hearted supernatural elements in the second half of the film, but the rest of the runtime just feels like filler.
The sad thing is the synopsis for this film sounds like it could be so much fun if done differently. It's a truly great idea but the execution is simply not there. I would love to see something like 'Black Mirror' get its hands on this story and give it the dark and twisted treatment it deserves.
This was a forgettable experience. A generous 5/10.
I'm not sure this film is doing itself any favours promoting itself as a horror. People going in expecting that genre of film are going to be let down I suspect. That said, I'm not really sure what genre it would best fit in.
There really isn't a lot to the story. There's some mildly interesting warnings about the dangers of technology and there is some very half-hearted supernatural elements in the second half of the film, but the rest of the runtime just feels like filler.
The sad thing is the synopsis for this film sounds like it could be so much fun if done differently. It's a truly great idea but the execution is simply not there. I would love to see something like 'Black Mirror' get its hands on this story and give it the dark and twisted treatment it deserves.
This was a forgettable experience. A generous 5/10.
- jtindahouse
- Oct 4, 2022