Cellular
2004
***
Director: David R. Ellis
Cast: Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, William H. Macy, Jason Statham, Noah Emmerich
Writer Larry Cohen's companion piece to his recent thriller, Phone Booth. A woman is kidnapped and locked away and her only thread of hope is an open phone line to a stranger on a mobile phone. There are clichés aplenty and Kim Basinger is not that convincing as the woman in despair, but, all in all, the film is snappy and entertaining. At times it all feels like an extended Nokia ad, although, admittedly, the writers have thought of many ways to incorporate mobile phones into the proceedings.
