Cellular (2004)
Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. The catch? The woman claims to have been kidnapped; and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
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PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed by:
David R. Ellis
Release Date: Sep 10, 2004
DVD Release Date: Jan 18, 2005
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I think this is actually a very entertaining movie. It has a really great pace and the characters are likable and fun to watch. It's not all that extensive of a plot, but I don't think all movies should have to be. For what it is, it's perfect. Chris... (read more) I think this is actually a very entertaining movie. It has a really great pace and the characters are likable and fun to watch. It's not all that extensive of a plot, but I don't think all movies should have to be. For what it is, it's perfect. Chris Evans and the rest of the cast were great, I was pleasantly surprised.
One of the most underrated action flicks in years very good cast take an interesting premise and run with it
Should I be surprised that it was written by the same person as Phonebooth? Not bad, had a few laughs. Kim Basinger can still scream as vigorously as she did in her youth.
Chilling and thrilling, but not very. This one was pretty good in terms of Basinger's performance and the plot was pretty original and interesting; yet the movie seemed to be missing something--oh yeah an ending!
Tres loin d'etre ridicule mais meme tres drole car CHRIS EVANS est un mec deja tres drole, BILL MACY est enorme et STATHAM n'est pas aussi nul qu'a l'accoutumee...Quand au realisateur, DAVID ELLIS, c'est un petit genie des films de suspense, avec tou... (read more) Tres loin d'etre ridicule mais meme tres drole car CHRIS EVANS est un mec deja tres drole, BILL MACY est enorme et STATHAM n'est pas aussi nul qu'a l'accoutumee...Quand au realisateur, DAVID ELLIS, c'est un petit genie des films de suspense, avec toujours une bonne dose d'humour un peu noir. Il y a en plus, le heros de FIRED UP, ERIC MICHAEL OLSEN, en petit role hilarant.
A terrific little action thriller that makes clever use of modern technology (such as cell phones, video cameras, etc.) by having these every day accessories be integral to the plot.
Co-writer and B Movie filmmaker Larry Cohen (It's Alive, Q: The Win... (read more) A terrific little action thriller that makes clever use of modern technology (such as cell phones, video cameras, etc.) by having these every day accessories be integral to the plot.
Co-writer and B Movie filmmaker Larry Cohen (It's Alive, Q: The Winged Serpent) expands the themes he explored in his script for Phonebooth (a story that he had begun developing with Alfred Hitchcock way back in the day). The telephone is still central to the action, but instead of being tied to a single location for ninety minutes the story is expanded to all over Los Angeles, still told in real time and never slowing down to take a breath.
Basinger is the sexiest science teacher ever. Macy the hapless hero, Statham the cop gone bad and Evans is Superman or something ha! Tis never dull I'll give it that.
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The picture has a low-stakes, cop-show vitality to it; it doesn't pretend to be more than the sum of its parts.full review
It's Ellis's dedication to providing an unrelenting series of silly B-movie set pieces that makes the ridiculous Cellular ring.full review
This is one of the year's best thrillers. Better than Phone Booth, for my money, and I liked that, too.full review
Mistakes rapid-fire editing, unfocused and shaky camerawork, and shrill sound effects with authentic storytelling.full review
If thrills and spills like the ones in Cellular have been the stuff of melodrama since Pauline was tied to the tracks, mobile phones give a filmmaker more opportunities for cross-cutting and more weird hurdles to jump.full review
It's an honest, unpretentious, well-made B picture with a clever, silly premise, a handful of sly, unassuming performances and enough car chases, decent jokes and swervy plot complications to make the price of the ticket seem like a decent bargain.full review
A satisfying marriage of Hitchcockian suspense and brash B-movie energy.full review
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