Stars: Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham

Director: David R. Ellis

Summary: A wrong number on Ryan's mobile telephone plunges him into a world of deception and murder as he races against time to save kidnapped Jessica Martin's life.

The very definition of a taut thriller, this suspense yarn scripted by Larry Cohen (PHONE BOOTH) aims straight for the adrenaline glands and never lets go. A lazy beach bum named Ryan (Chris Evans) finds himself getting focused in a real hurry when he receives a random cell phone call from kidnapped biology teacher (Kim Basinger). She's locked in an attic with a room full of killers below, and has only managed to contact him via crossing loose wires on a smashed phone; if they lose the connection, she may never get another one, and the kidnappers are going after her child next. What follows is a nonstop race all over Los Angeles as Ryan deals with connection-threatening problems like tunnels, low batteries, and crossed signals. William H. Macy is great as the weary cop who doggedly senses something's amiss, and British actor Jason Statham (SNATCH) is a really scary kidnapper with a convincing American accent. Hitchcock would likely smile in approval of director David R. Ellis borrowing many of his suspense building tricks, as it's all in the service of keeping the anxiety jacked up to maximum. This is fine b-movie entertainment, with believable, intelligent characters, no GGI effects, and everything happening in (almost) real time. Highlights include a cell phone store visit and Eddie Driscoll as an obnoxious lawyer. Basinger is amazing, as usual, in a difficult role.

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Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Deleted And Alternate Scenes With Optional Director Commentary, Commentary With Director David Ellis And Writers Larry Cohen And Chris Morgan, Featurette Celling Out A Look At Cell Phones Of Today, Featurette Dialling Up Cellular The Making Of, Featurette Cod
Subtitles:	English
Year:	2004
Release Date:	February 7, 2005
Runtime:	95 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	E D V 9279
Label:	New Line Cinema
Keywords:	General, Wide, Screen, Thriller, Cellular
Genre:	Thriller