The Wall (2017)

Director: Doug Liman
Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli
Runtime: 88 minutes

Performances: 5/10
Screenplay: 3/10
Special Effects: N.A
Costumes/Makeup: 7/10
Editing: 6/10
Cinematography: 5/10
Score/Soundtrack: N.A.

Verdict: "The Wall" is the story of Allen Isaac, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who finds himself trapped behind an unstable wall with an Iraqi sniper aiming at him and talking to him on the radio. This movie reminded me a lot of Joel Schumacher's very entertaining thriller "Phone Booth". What made "Phone Booth" as enjoyable as it was, in my opinion, was the engaging dialogue between Colin Farrell and Kiefer Sutherland's characters. And this is what was cruelly missing in Doug Liman's first of two movies that came out in 2017. The conversation between the two main characters was very plain and tensionless. Other than that, Aaron Taylor-Johnson did a fine job but didn't feel essential to the movie, some decisions made by the characters were very questionable and only served as an excuse to keep the story going, and the presentation of the film was average at best.  

Final Grade: 4/10