Synopsis
A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
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Cast
- Kim BasingerJessica Martin
- Chris EvansRyan Hewitt
- Jason StathamEthan
- William H. MacySgt. Bob Mooney
- Noah EmmerichJack Tanner
- Valerie CruzDana Bayback
- Richard BurgiCraig Martin
- Eric Christian OlsenChad
- Jessica BielChloe
- Rick HoffmanLawyer
- 80
Slate
A thriller that isn't kinky isn't much of a thriller. And Cellular has the best kinky phone gimmick since "Sorry, Wrong Number" (1948). - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Very slick, very compelling and not nearly as predictable as it sounds. - 70
Washington Post
Its adroit use of suspense makes you overlook the silliness. - 70
The New York Times
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. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Chris Evans is blithely likable despite a few faux-Cruise mannerisms, Basinger makes a vividly frightened yet resourceful woman in peril, and William H. Macy scores as a mild L.A. cop who lets out his inner macho. - 60
Variety
Because plot is the sum total here, the alarming holes, inconsistencies and impossibilities in Chris Morgan's script corrode this drama of distress. - 60
L.A. Weekly
The whole thing skims along on suspension of disbelief. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Macy once again brightens an otherwise mundane character.