Charger Arts & Entertainment

Cellular: thriller that has no reception problems

Allison Coffey, Charger Staff

Up and coming Chris Evans stars alongside Kim Basinger and William H. Macy in what is said to be this year’s biggest thriller (with the stupidest name): Cellular.
Directed by David R. Ellis, the movie tells the story of Jessica Martin (Kim Basinger) and her family. Her husband, Craig (played by Richard Burgi), has something that Greer (played by Jason Statham) and his group of bad guys want. To persuade Craig into giving them what they need Greer and company kidnap Jessica, locking her up in an attic with only a broken telephone to keep her company. But never fear; Jessica is a high school science teacher, and is able to arrange the telephone’s wires to make it work.

Enter Ryan, a twenty-year-old who is hanging out on the beach. He runs into an ex-girlfriend, Chloe (played by Jessica Biel), who he desperately wants back. He is about to go on an adventure proving that he is a responsible person in order to make his dream a reality. He gets a phone call from Jessica, who informs him that she has been kidnapped. He does not believe what she is saying, thinking it is a prank, and puts her on hold. When he finally goes back to her, she continues to talk about how she needs his help and how he is her only hope.

Something makes him change his mind and believe what she is saying, so he goes to the police.

He talks to Officer Mooney (William H. Macy), who has been on the force for twenty-seven years and is getting ready to retire so he can start a day spa with his wife.

He listens to her call, taking down her name and where she lives. A fight breaks out, though, so Mooney sends Ryan up to homocide. Mooney ends up taking a big part in the movie, and helps to save the day with moves that one movie goer described as “reminiscent of Max Payne.”

This movie wasted absolutely no time in starting the action; Jessica was kidnapped within the first five to ten minutes! The action continues up until the very end, keeping everyone on the edge of their seat. It is rated PG-13 for violence, language, and some sexual references.

Cellular proves that cell phones are a good thing.