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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.
January 1, 2017 | Rating: C- | Full Review… -
A deeply silly horror movie.
October 10, 2016 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… -
The slapdash quality to the plotting is matched by the inept film-making - the dialogue is frequently inaudible, the night scenes murkily lit.
August 28, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
This surprisingly clunky Stephen King adaptation starts badly and goes downhill.
August 25, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
Cusack and Jackson aren't on their finest acting form, and this is one to forget.
August 25, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
What makes this movie about a zombie attack different from any other movie about a zombie attack? Nothing but its ineptitude.
July 8, 2016 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Cell
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Feb 06, 2017I've never read Cell, so I'm not sure if this is an accurate adaptation of a bad Stephen King book, or just another inaccurate adaptation of a Stephen King book. But either way, it's bad. For a decent Cusack/Jackson team up in a King adaptation, just watch 1408.Gimly M Super Reviewer
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Oct 27, 2016Well, how about that - there's lots of interesting stuff here. I should always remember to heed the advice of messers Mark Kermode and Kim Newman and pay less attention to the Rotten Tomatoes score. Cell's biggest issue is it's obviously meagre budget vs it's ambition and ideas. It's a very weird film, with some strange, funny moments and some surprisingly moments of levity and beauty. It has the same essence of the Stephen King book but is also radically different (it's its own thing). Colour me surprised. I enjoyed Cell, quite a bit.Daniel P Super Reviewer
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Oct 08, 2016Interesting plot, I've heard mixed things about the source material so I can't say that the movie is completely to blame. The execution of the plot and story though are bungled pretty badly, and nothing is explained well. Overall, this is far from a decent film.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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Sep 15, 2016In this corner, Stephen King, perhaps America's premier horror writer. And in the other, zombies, America's favorite horror genre of the moment. Put these two together and there's gonna be some major sparks, baby, or at least that's what you'd think. Maybe it's what Stephen thought when he put this together. Or maybe it's what somebody, maybe his agent or his manager, told him. Whatever the case, it just doesn't happen, the premise not jelled enough at the source. And even though Cusack and Jackson have good chemistry together (they' ve done the Stephen King thing before, and swimmingly, 1408), there's not enough good chem in the world to make this clunker click. Oh well.Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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