Wooden performances and by-the-numbers filmmaking turn Stephen King's intelligent novel into a rote genre exercise.
There are some intriguing ideas here but in its execution, the film is as laughable as it is frightening or provocative.
John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson are phoning it in as survivors of a crisis that turns mobile users into mindless grunts.
Cell has a decent idea at its core, but not much more.
Mobiles bring on the zombie apocalypse, but it’s not as much fun as it sounds.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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