Cell
Saban Films | Release Date: July 8, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
6
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38
New York PostKyle SmithJul 7, 2016
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. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJul 3, 2016
The film insufficiently connects the book's prophecy with its present-day, real-world forms of realization. Read full review
33
ConsequenceNico LangJun 15, 2016
Given the absurdity of the premise, Cell isn’t nearly as luridly entertaining as it should be. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJul 7, 2016
Dated, despondent and pretty much a disaster, Cell plays like a series of nods to other science fiction-horror hybrids, notably “The Matrix” (1999) and Philip Kaufman’s 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” Read full review
30
Village VoiceLuke Y. ThompsonJul 6, 2016
King's decision to co-write the script and turn it into a CliffsNotes version of The Stand only makes things worse. Read full review
20
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonJul 7, 2016
There are times when Cell feels like a surreal pastiche of po-faced apocalypse movies. But no such luck: this is every bit as bad as it appears. Read full review
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