Cell (2016)
A man (John Cusack) begins a desperate search for his son after a mysterious cellphone signal transforms New Englanders into savage killers, starting a murderous epidemic of epic proportions when users become bloodthirsty creatures.
2 June 1941, Savannah, Georgia, USA
15 February 1993, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
17 November 2006, Albany, Georgia, USA
8 May 1968, Durham, North Carolina, USA
February 15, 2017
The phone-as-evil concept makes a fast exit as Cell morphs into a zombie-like flick that bears the unmistakable patina of Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later.
October 10, 2016
Unlike recent zombie efforts such as The Girl with All the Gifts and Train to Busan, Williams' work offers little in the way of originality.
July 08, 2016
The concept of humankind turning into one enormous mobile hotspot for use by an evil mastermind has legs. It's too bad Cell cuts the idea off at the knees.
September 02, 2016
Despite having all the potential to be a genuinely haunting and chilling zombie flick, the script feels outdated and clunky.
July 07, 2016
Even King's commentary on how cyber-connectivity breeds brainlessness feels shoehorned-in - mostly limited to a few lines from a snooty private-school administrator played by Stacy Keach.
July 08, 2016
What makes this movie about a zombie attack different from any other movie about a zombie attack? Nothing but its ineptitude.
July 07, 2016
Not a polished work of filmmaking. Some of the nighttime scenes are so poorly lit it's difficult to tell what's happening. The editing is ragged and adds to the confusion. More than a few of the supporting performances are embarrassingly amateurish.
July 07, 2016
Even if it weren't cheap-looking and dreary, "Cell" would still be hobbled by an entertainment landscape already lousy with zombies, and a hive-mind premise that - at least metaphorically - has been all but realized.
February 07, 2017
This 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.
January 01, 2017
This is the undead equivalent of fast food. Some might find comfort in all these known quantities. Those looking for anything of substance would do better to wait for an upgrade.
October 10, 2016
A deeply silly horror movie.
