Cellular (2004)
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 147
Fresh: 80 | Rotten: 67
Though it's gimmicky and occasionally feels like a high-end cell phone ad, Cellular is also an energetic and twisty thriller.
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 16
Though it's gimmicky and occasionally feels like a high-end cell phone ad, Cellular is also an energetic and twisty thriller.
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A thin thread of electronic data may be the only thing that can save a women and her family in this thriller. Jessica Martin (Kim Basinger) is a biology teacher who is kidnapped by Ethan (Jason Statham), a vicious criminal who has threatened to murder her husband and son if he doesn't get what he wants. Ethan destroys the only working telephone in the cabin where she's held, but Jessica manages to put enough of the pieces together to send out a call that's picked up by Ryan (Chris Evans), a
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Cast
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Kim Basinger
Jessica Martin -
Chris Evans
Ryan -
Jason Statham
Ethan -
Eric Christian Olsen
Chad -
Matt McColm
Deason -
Noah Emmerich
Jack Tanner -
William H. Macy
Mooney -
Richard Burgi
Craig Martin -
Caroline Aaron
Marilyn Mooney -
Brendan Kelly
Mad Dog -
Eric Etebari
Dmitri -
Rick Hoffman
Lawyer -
Adam Taylor Gordon
Ricky Martin
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All Critics (154) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (82) | Rotten (68) | DVD (26)
Using the clever premise, it packs a lot of thrills into a short space while keeping the level of tension consistently high.
Top CriticBuoyant, pleasantly pulpy, invigorating doodle.
The picture has a low-stakes, cop-show vitality to it; it doesn't pretend to be more than the sum of its parts.
Its adroit use of suspense makes you overlook the silliness.
I enjoyed every one of its 89 minutes.
An absurdly concocted car chase and rescue operation predicated on the marvels of modern telecommunications.
So-so thriller that is too intense for tweens.
Neither Macy nor Basinger nor the intriguing setup nor the bursts of situational wit can rescue this thriller from joining the category of movies that are so bad they're good.
...a great way to release some urban angst.
Cellular utilizes remarkable efficiency and ingenious construction to realize an exciting and funny story that seems plausible enough under the circumstances.
A typical chase picture, albeit a good one.
Cellular cleverly fleshes out the premise of a cell phone being the connection between two strangers, and takes it from there.
... pure guilty-pleasure entertainment... a one-gimmick pony that amazingly holds your attention for ninety minutes...
The extras are headed by one of the more irritating director's commentaries in recent memory.
Not just a matter of falling short of fulfilling potential; this is a genuinely irritating, over-blown movie.
One of the best Hollywood pop films of 2004, Cellular gets a handsome audio/video treatment on this New Line Platinum Series DVD.
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- Ryan: Ricky Martin? You named your kid Ricky Martin?
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