Cell

2016
15
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

4.4/10

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John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in Cell (2016)

At the Boston airport, Clay witnesses a scene of chaotic mayhem when an electronic signal turns hundreds of cell phone users into rabid killers. Desperate to find his estranged wife and son, Clay teams with a train driver to battle the horde of murderous "phoners" as the city descends into apocalyptic madness.

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When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England.When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England.When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England.

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IMDb RATING

4.4/10

31K

YOUR RATING

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Cell: Airport Outbreak

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Cell: Meeting Alice

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Cell: Middle Of The Night

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Trivia
Among many differences from the source material, in the book, the zombie-like infected continue to have their brains re-written every night and evolve further psychic abilities, including telekinesis, which allows them to fly. This is explained as the infection having unlocked the human brain's latent supernatural potential. This idea is only vaguely alluded to in the film when the survivors of the boys school explain that the human brain is like a computer and that this could be the next stage in human evolution.

Goofs
On Tom McCourt's advice, Clay puts a cellphone in the fridge to cool the battery down to make the charge last longer yet he fails to do the obvious and turn it off. Also the theory of 'making a phone battery last longer by freezing it' is dubious at most, but the characters may not know any better.

Quotes
Tom McCourt: Clay, I'm really sorry about your family.
Clay Riddell: Don't be sorry because there is nothing to be sorry about yet.

Crazy credits
After the closing credits have finished, the catalyst signal from the movie plays for approximately 5-10 seconds, with no image, as if attempting to convert the audience.

Connections
Featured in FoundFlix: Stephen King's CELL (2016) Ending Explained (2016)

Soundtracks
I am glad, I am very glad, because i'm finally returning back home
aka "Trololo song"
Music by Arkadiy Ostrovskiy
Performed by Eduard Khil

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Featured review

1/10

What Book Did They Read ???????

I remember reading this book and thinking what an amazing Movie it would make. With the right cast and script I knew this could be a winner. I waited for someone to make it and finally they did.

We were getting John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson. How could they not make an amazing movie.

I waited eagerly to view this long anticipated adventure and thought the day would never arrive when I could get the chance to see it.

Then I did.

Firstly it has very little in common with the book I read. the book is very clever and draws you into the story. The movie is not clever and the story is thrown at us.

In The book we care about all the characters. In the movie we don't.

I have to admit I walked out before the end. I just couldn't take anymore.

Why oh why did they not just stick to the books narrative.

I know you have to cut corners but they didn't cut corners, they invented new corners that had nothing to do with the story.

I love Stephen King and have read all of his books but I'm tired of seeing them butchered by Movie makers who just don't understand the story.

Save your money. Don't even bother renting this movie.

Watch TV instead.