Can You Here Me Now?

My Science teacher never taught me the finer points of telephone reconstruction.

Cellular
2004

Directed by:
David R. Ellis

Cast:
Kim Basinger...........................Jessica
Chris Evans.............................Ryan
William H. Macy.....................Mooney
Jessica Biel..............................Chloe

First things first. I didn't want to like this film. I don't like Kim Basinger and come on folks a kidnapped woman makes a random call and the guy stays on the phone with her?!? Well I'm not quite singing a different tune but I sort of in enjoyed the flick.

The scene is set when Kim Basinger's Jessica is kidnapped and locked in an attic. The kidnappers smash an old rotary phone and Jessica proceeds to piece it together and make a call. Enter Ryan, played by newcomer Chris Evans (newcomer in the sense I don't count Not Another Teen Movie as an actual role), who answers the call and has wacky mad capped adventures trying to save her.

Well the plot is thin, but in an action movie there's really no need for silly things like plot progression or character arcs. What we get instead is a decent ride. I actually found myself rooting for the kid.

The cast is rounded out nicely with William H. Macy in is 500th sad sack role to date. I don't know what it is about him though but it works. He adds a sense or respectability and integrity to the film. Though certain scenes in the film are wildly predictable you're still willing to go along with it.

definitely not a keeper but good enough to rent.
I give this 3 Nokia product placements out of 5.