The title is misleading but this anthology is mixture of stories held together by a thin plot. The writers have chosen the path less travelled & the unconventional route in that the characters vary from victims to villains.

Each character has an unique story but I recall the first and last. The ending is a bit too predictable. I could see scenes that have been done better in more famous films...

I had no idea this was an anthology and was disappointed when I found out. The reason for that is that the opening Asian-American storyline is pretty decent, but then it suddenly finishes unfinished and we move onto increasingly less elaborate and engaging tales. Most dwell on predictable violence and shock scares, and the wraparound story goes nowhere either.

It's clear Phobias won't win an Oscar or any other significant prize but it wasn't as bad as the ratings it gets, nor does it deserve extremely negative reviews. I don't think it was all that bad. To me it was good enough to watch once. I didn't know Macy Gray did anything else than singing. Her acting was'nt that bad at all. And the rest of the cast were also convincing in their roles, nothing cringing to watch in my humble opinion. The story sounded interesting, but it could have been better exploited. But do I need to watch it again in the future? No, that's certainly not going to happen.