Started off so well the first 5 minutes were so gripping, but then it went a bit dull and lifeless from then on. Still worth a watch though, makes you think twice about using your mobile phone!

This movie might have been successful had it been made several years ago, around the time the book was published (which I enjoyed). It doesn't do anything new or original with the premise or plot that hasn't already been done (and done better by others). It's hard to stand out in a zombie-filled world of media and this one doesn't.

this is the best movie i've ever seen. i'm going to throw my phone away. technology is so evil. john cusack is daddy

Liked the book when it came out and I'm sure at the time the film was to be made by Eli Roth, which would surely have been better than what we got? Really poor, I know Kings endings are often a bit crap but what they did with it here is just rubbish. Brilliant cast (although it's been awhile since Cusack was good) but they don't seem to care about anything, most seem to want their grisly deaths so they can cash the check and get out of there.

At the end of the movie, "Cell" left me thinking,. "Well, what was the point of that?" The concept with the Raggedy Man and all that was barely developed, there was little to no character development, we didn't care whether any of these people lived or died and according to people who have read the book, there was a lot more to the book that just got left out. So the director was content to just make a poor-to-mediocre film instead of a good-to-great one? I don't get it. Also, there was nothing particularly riveting about the characters or the dialogue that required the expertise of John Cusack and Sam Jackson. As someone here pointed out, any B-list actor could have played these parts. I know these days, you can attach a name like Stephen King to a project, poop out any old shit and it'll draw some money, but Jesus, where is the pride in making quality films?

You know, you could just watch 1408 instead.

I love a Stephen king story, good to see cusack and Jackson in another film based on kings books. My signal on this was a 6/10

This movie was a hot mess. Listen, Cell is one of my favorite Stephen King books and books often don't translate well to film. I was prepared for that. But even for an adaptation, this one was especially disappointing. One of the scariest things about the "phoners" in the book was the hive mind -- and there was very little mention of that in the movie. That's an essential part of the story. Not to mention that while I love both John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, they both seemed bored with their roles and I can't say I blame them. The screenplay didn't flesh out their characters at all, leaving them dull and wooden. Any no-name actors could've played Clay and Tom, written the way they were. I'd been so excited years back when I heard Cell would be made into a movie. Then there was nothing for a good long while and I could've sworn I'd heard the project had been scrapped. Then all of a sudden I was seeing trailers for it and I was excited again. What a letdown it turned out to be.

Terrible terrible. Got to be john cusack's worst film ever.

Truly disappointing. Cell is one of my favorite books and I wanted a movie for years. I was so excited when this came out and was so let down when I watched it. They changed so much and left so much out, it barely felt like a shadow of what the book was. Just a real disappointment.

Very poor, despite the presence of John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.

'Cell' is basically 'Land of the Dead' without the proper zombies, at least that's what this 2016 flick kept reminding me of. That George A. Romero film is good, this Tod Williams release is not. It's a mess throughout and lacks any tension, freshness or uniqueness.

Cusack and Jackson should be a good pairing, yet I don't even recall anything from their respective performances just minutes after watching. Both are capable of a lot better than this, especially Jackson. No-one sticks out behind that duo, though it's neat to see 'Prison Break' actor Stacy Keach involved.

One to avoid, I'd say.

I really loved the novel, but this is just utter, well ... erm... right. you know what I mean.
I was looking forward to it, but I wish I didn't watch it. Some King novels are better left on paper.

Just one thing to say: complete waste of time! seriously I thought "John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, this should at least be good". don't watch it

If it's 3AM and you're still wide awake looking for something to watch, try Cell.

You may have to watch it in sessions.