Firstly, despatch from your mind any notion that this is a horror film. It isn't. It's even questionable whether it's supernatural. What it is, however, is an excellent study of death and the perception of grief by a young man. Jaeden Martell excels as Craig, around whom the story is centred. His friendship with an almost Dickensian elderly man approaching the end of his life (Donald Sutherland) is strangely beautiful, and at the end of Harrigan"s life is made all the more poignant as Craig reads from A Tale if Two Cities to the deceased man. Throughout the story, the addiction to smartphones, and the constant stream of information we are fed, is prevalent, and it is through the phone which Craig believes Harrigan speaks to him and influences the lives and deaths of others around him. It is left to the viewer to draw their own conclusions as to whether this is supernatural, and there are interesting clues to pick over, but ultimately this is a fascinating tale of grief, loneliness and friendship. Martell and Sutherland work together beautifully, and create two characters to whom it is easy to feel affection for and affinity with. 9/10.
Review of Mr. Harrigan's Phone
