Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- John CusackClayton 'Clay' Riddell
- Samuel L. JacksonThomas 'Tom' McCourt
- Isabelle FuhrmanAlice Maxwell
- Owen TeagueJordan
- Clark SarulloSharon Riddell
- Anthony ReynoldsRay
- Erin Elizabeth BurnsDenise
- Stacy KeachCharles Ardai
- Alex ter AvestChloe
- Wilbur FitzgeraldGeoff
Recommendations
- 60
Screen Daily
This apocalyptic thriller is a run-of-the-mill zombie flick that goes through the genre motions efficiently enough but fails to live up to its credits. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
While it’s nice to see Cusack and costar Samuel L. Jackson downplay rather than go big, Cell has a been-there-done-that quality that winds up feeling a bit disappointing. - 50
The A.V. Club
Directed 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. - 42
IndieWire
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. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Though it's better than its "dump this thing" theatrical release would suggest, Cell is far from excellent. - 40
Los Angeles Times
King worked on the script for Cell, which isn’t that surprising given that many of the worst adaptations of his work have his name on them. It only proves how hard a job it is to adapt King. Even the author himself can’t ace it. - 38
Slant Magazine
The film insufficiently connects the book's prophecy with its present-day, real-world forms of realization. - 38
New York Post
For John Cusack in Cell, the bad news is that his phone just ran out of juice. The good news, sort of, is that those who are on their phones were just attacked by a piercing signal that turned them into flesh-munching zombies.
