Review of Cell (2016) by Hotelcentral — 27 Apr 2017
Stephen King is quoted as saying that cell phones are "21st-century slave bracelets," and frankly I guessed this might be so while watching "Cell," based on his novel. If you like anything that hints of a zombie apocalypse then you might regard the film as passably OK.
It has some problems. It's about non-zombie-type zombies. They do certain things that seem impossible. Admittedly, zombie flicks are all about the impossible but "Cell" provides no real explanation for how the impossible is achieved or what's really going on and in the end it all seems kind of half-assed.
The acting is OK but even Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack, and Stacy Keach aren't enough to make this tepid production particularly watchable. Frankly, I'd suggest trying out "The Signal" (2007) instead, a very low-budget non-zombie zombie indie that makes characters stand out.
This review of Cell (2016) was written by Hotelcentral on 27 Apr 2017.
Cell has generally received negative reviews.
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