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Mr. Harrigan's Phone

2022

John Lee Hancock

Jaeden Martell, Donald Sutherland, Joe Tippett, Kirby Howell-Baptiste ...

5.2

3,023

Mystery. Fantasy When Mr. Harrigan dies, the teen who befriended and did odd jobs for him, puts his smart phone in his pocket before burial and when the lonely youth leaves his dead friend a message, he is shocked to get a return text.

	Media	Author	Review
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Despite its intriguing premise, [it] lacks the necessary ingredient to make it truly memorable; it simply isn’t very scary"
		Aurora Amidon Film School Rejects	"Nothing more than another disappointing take on a top-rate work from the beloved author"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Sutherland winds up serving as the glue that holds this feature together (...) A strong start tapers off into a quiet and uneven morality fable that’s ultimately too vague to make an impact (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Marco Vito Oddo Collider	"More drama than horror, but still worth a watch"
		Courtney Howard Variety	"Even Stephen King fans may feel 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' isn't worth picking up (...) Dial 'B' for boring in this lackluster Netflix film"
		Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"I wanted just a little bit more horror —I'm not talking jump-scares, I just mean a greater sense of dread. But if you answer the call of 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone', you might find yourself more creeped out than you might expect (...) Rating: ★★★★★★½ (out of 10)"
		Tyler Nichols JoBlo	"I had an absolutely fantastic time with 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' and I really hope that others are just as enamored. The performances are top notch and the story asks some interesting questions about morality"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"It's all rather unforgivably dull, a call to be swiftly ignored (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"Located halfway between nostalgia and horror, it ends up too mild on either count to make a memorable impression. Still, it handles the rather thin source material adeptly enough to make for an entertaining middleweight drama"
		Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"I was very happy with 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone'. If you let go of any wild horror expectations, I think you'll see the wonders of this little gem as well (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jacob Oller Paste Magazine	"Without style, nuance or its central narrative theme, what's left of this novella? (...) It knows the surface of its source, but none of what matters"
		Andrew Webster The Verge	"'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' might not be quite as memorable as some of King's more iconic stories. But it's also a great showcase for some of the writer's less-celebrated strengths"
		Pete Hammond Deadline	"Smart and sensitive film adaptation"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A downcast and thoroughly dreadful supernatural drama that somehow fails to mine even a moment of fun out of a cautionary tale premised on the idea that your smartphone might literally be a portal to hell"
		Romey Norton Ready Steady Cut	"I expected cringe and cheese but instead got first-class acting and a layered story (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		William Bibbiani The Wrap	"It may not provide the rush of adrenaline that many people seek from their horror movies, but “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” is a smart and elegant piece of creepiness"
		Josh Bell CBR	"'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' delivers an underwhelming Stephen King adaptation [and] misses most of the scares and coming-of-age charm the author is known for"
		Ryan Leston IGN	"No scares will be found here as the film drags out its far-too-long runtime to tell a story that really isn’t worth watching"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Perhaps this is just another reminder that just because something works on the page doesn't mean it will work in a film (...) It feels like a more ambitious filmmaker could have found that meat (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

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