Mr. Harrigan's Phone

Starts out a a good drama/thriller type movie then continued on for about half of it. Got to know the characters, sets things up pretty well, all is good so far. Then the thriller part ramps up some and it gets more and more exciting. Up until that point I thought it was pretty good.

Then it kinda turns into a coming of age film. Nothing wrong with those types of films but it felt really strange here.

Then it flips back to the drama/thriller.

Then it ends kinda...meh.

The whole movie feels like its trying to shove a message in our face about being attached to our cell phones too. I dunno it just gave me a really bad weird vibe to it.

Such good acting. It is slow, but you become invested in the characters early enough to stay interested. Donald Sutherland did AMAZING. Every time he was on the screen you wanted to watch him. It's been a while since he was so captivating on screen. It is deep and has an underlying message which may irritate people, but I agree with that message so I related to the movie well. Cell phones/Smart phones aren't always the best use of our time, or the healthiest option for our own minds. They have become addictive and overused in our society to the point that people can no longer think objectively. I don't like that the mom was never really explained.

I watched "Mr. Harrigan's Phone" on Netflix last night. It is based on the short story of the same name by Stephen King. It is about a young man (Jaeden Martell) recruited by a billionaire (Donald Sutherland) to read to the old man since the man's eyesight is failing. Of course, since this is a Stephen King novel, there is a mystery involved with a hint of horror. But the main part of the story is the development of respect and friendship between the old man and the young man. It is very well acted by the two leads and is definitely worth a look. Some horror fans were disappointed by the lack of gore, but to me that is not the point of the story. Check it out for yourself and see if you agree. 7/10.

I found Mr. Harrigan's Phone unique. Modern psychological drama; tech horror, I guess. At first, you are guided through very slow-paced storytelling about Craig and his relationship with Mr. Harrigan. This part of the plot is character development. After a turning point near the last third of the story, the horror sets in.

Although Steven King wrote the original short story, this is not a horror movie, even though the movie tries to keep the horror tone throughout its whole length. This movie is about character development and knowing how to deal with death and hard times.

I find this movie to be a worthy adaptation of the short story. However, the story itself is probably not King's best.

Obvious, it is not a great movie. And many parts of it are far to be inspired. But... .

I saw it for Jaeden Martell and Donald Sutherland . And , maybe, being temptated by the name of Stephen King.

And I love it. For acting, for the house, for the idea of reading books to a venerable rich man, for the portrait of friendship out of death, for a sort of kindness and indulgence for answer to desire of revenge and for crumbs of story remembering pieces of my life.

I do not expected nothing . And being a sentimental guy, I ignored the holes or the incoherence or the confuse message or the pathetism.

First, because Sutherland and Martell are real good.

Second, because it is just a story about ordinary, profound significant things, having the gift/ desire only to remind them and proposing a fair perspective about them.

Not the last, because it is not exactly a horror. More a sort of confession/ reflection/ moral lesson. Working not so bad.