
When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.... (Full plot summary below)
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When a strange signal pulsates through all cell phone networks worldwide, it starts a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures, and a group of people in New England are among the survivors to deal with the ensuing chaos after.
Leave your thoughts about Cell.
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisDated, despondent and pretty much a disaster, Cell plays like a series of nods to other science fiction-horror hybrids, notably “The Matrix” (1999) and Philip Kaufman’s 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” |
| Consequence of SoundNico LangGiven the absurdity of the premise, Cell isn’t nearly as luridly entertaining as it should be. |
| Film School RejectsRob HunterLet this one go to voicemail, and just re-watch 1408 instead. |
| AV ClubA.A. DowdDirected by Tod Williams (Paranormal Activity 2) and co-scripted by King himself, it brings a best seller to the big screen with a minimum of spectacle, a maximum of affordable Georgia locations, and a couple of names to splash prominently across the Amazon rental thumbnail. |
| Brooklyn MagazineJesse HassengerCell is somewhat faithful to its source material, just somewhat truncated-and it gets more truncated as it moves along, as if slowly running out of funds. |
| Sky CinemaRob DanielA scrappily enjoyable apocalypse yarn in the vein of buddy George Romero's The Crazies, plus Cronenberg's Rabid and Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later. |
| Movie TalkJason BestThis apocalyptic horror thriller is a movie that will appeal less to fans of the genre than to technophobic grumps who reckon mobile phones turn people into mindless zombies. |
| The Herald (Scotland)Alison RowatPredictable in a lot of places, but all concerned wisely play things for knowing laughs when the occasion demands (and it often does) and Cusack and Jackson make a grand pairing. |
| RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonWith a bigger budget and a longer runtime, Cell could easily have been elevated above its current station as a worthy 2 AM viewing on cable — not that there’s anything wrong with that. It’s cursed with some really cheap CGI, but blessed with actors who are game for, and respect, the material. |
| CineVueMartyn ConterioTod Williams, a journeyman best known for Paranormal Activity 2, has managed to transfer King's very popular brand of horror with a good deal of success. |