Cellphone

"Cellphone," directed by Luke Sommer, is a dramatic thriller that beautifully intertwines suspense with poignant drama. The film's stunning cinematography immediately draws you in, with magnificent visuals that transform the eerie old house into a hauntingly beautiful setting. Sommer masterfully uses the camera to create moments of quiet solitude, capturing the essence of the house and its secrets. The plot follows Wynn, a grieving widow who moves into a dilapidated mansion to escape her painful past but it greeted with curious unsettling occurrences. As Wynn delves deeper into the mystery, she confronts both the supernatural and her own unresolved grief. The brilliance lies in its ability to balance moments of intense suspense with quiet, reflective scenes. The cinematography excels in portraying these contrasts, with beautifully lit flashbacks that interrupt the tension, offering glimpses into Wynne's life. These serene memories really highlight her internal struggle. Justin Jackson's portrayal of Chris, the enigmatic neighbor with a quirky personality, adds a layer of depth and intrigue to the narrative. Jackson's performance is fantastic, bringing a mix of charm and oddity to his character. Chris' interactions with Wynne provide much-needed warmth and occasional humor, serving as a counterbalance to the film's darker themes. His character embodies a message of resilience and hope, emphasizing the importance of facing one's fears and moving forward. "Cellphone" is not just a thriller; it's a beautiful exploration of grief and fear. The film's premise of overcoming personal demons is skillfully woven into the suspenseful plot, making it resonate on a deeper emotional level. This movie is a beautiful reminder that even in the face of overwhelming fear and grief, there is always a path to healing and hope.

This is not traditional horror alone and it's one of the best movies! Loss and PTSD following traumatic loss is covered. Still scary but extremely "creepy scary" not jump scares with "monsters". The character, Chris, is the first character in any movie who I'd love to meet in real life. Chris is a bundle of ADHD/High-Functioning Autism spectrum energy and such pure kindness and love that I wonder if he was even real, or a metaphor. This would be a great film to watch and discuss in a group. I truly LOVED this movie! I am a former therapist and my daughter is a current therapist, and I will be suggesting this to her. If you love psychological horror, this movie is for you!

Despite an intriguing premise, the execution of "Cellphone" leaves much to be desired, making it one of the more disappointing releases of the year. First and foremost, the dialogue is abysmal. Characters deliver lines that range from cringe-worthy to downright laughable, undermining any sense of tension or fear the movie attempts to build. The monologues, in particular, are a major low point-rambling and incoherent, they add nothing to the plot and serve only to confuse the audience. The acting is another significant issue. The cast's performances are uniformly weak, with most scenes feeling forced and unnatural. It's difficult to invest in characters who seem equally bewildered by their own motivations and actions. As for the story, it is dry and lacks any real substance. The plot meanders without purpose, presenting a series of disconnected events that fail to coalesce into a cohesive narrative. By the time the credits roll, the audience is left with more questions than answers, and not in a way that suggests depth or intrigue. Instead, it feels like a collection of half-baked ideas that never fully develop. "Cellphone" struggles to deliver on its horror promises. The suspense is minimal, and the scares are predictable and unoriginal. The movie ultimately suffers from an empty plot that fails to engage or thrill, making it a forgettable entry in the horror genre. In summary, "Cellphone" is a film best avoided. With its dreadful dialogue, pitiful acting, and a story that offers little to no substance, it leaves viewers disappointed and unsatisfied. It's a missed opportunity that squanders any potential it might have had.

I started watching this one night while working on a project, had no interest, but ended up selecting it again a couple weeks later forgetting I had already attempted it. The story is far below lacking, the main female character is terribly miscast, but the main male character is pretty good (Not the fiance-the neighbor). Considering the script, he made it work for his role. I looked him up to see if he had something to do with creating the movie, as he was the only character that seemed comfortable, but no. He's only in one other movie with a "rating", which also seems to be fake-rated by people who worked on the movie. For the female character though - without a spoiler, I will say there is a scene that is meant to be scary - she is driving - but her unfortunate acting paired with the absurd attempt at jump-scare, did give me the the biggest laugh of the film. The choice of Malcom McDowell was a win-lose situation. He's an icon for his genre, but having his "role" where you could only show his image on screen for a moment, then the rest is obviously a voice recording just took it from low-budget horror to cheap, spent-the-only-budget-on-this horror. Production - surprisingly very good cinematography. I say surprisingly because I don't think many will invest the time in watching the whole movie, but if they do, that's the one glaringly obvious imbalance. Cinematography/photography production far outweighs the story/majority of acting. The location, set, aerials, very well done. If the same person created the script as they did everything else-stick to everything else-and vice versa. They either personally know the writer, or the writer got lucky. If they know their worth, that explains the budget remaining for the lead actress. Worth it. Props, rarely would I bring this up, but I'm pretty sure the phone used throughout the movie is a wallet cover and piece of green paper. It would have been better if they acknowledge the lead females poor acting and called the phone a "Crapple". At least embrace it. Either way. Hopefully the main male character has an opportunity for another movie - I'd be interested in seeing if he has range - but this movie didn't give me enough to want watch his other movie. My recommendation is to watch it if you personally know someone affiliated with making it, watch clips of it without actors or audio if you're searching for a undiscovered gem of a cinematography team, otherwise, maybe listen to it to fall asleep?

This entire film was nothing but a red herring, cliche sandwich. The groan worthy ending could have been written by a middle school student: literally "conquer your fears" by running them over with a ford pickup. The female character spends the whole film sobbing while walking around looking at her phone and the male character just has one confusing monologue after another, none of it contributing to the plot in any meaningful way. Any spooky set up in the first half is just left hanging (taxes from 1992?? Really??) and this evil doppelgänger's origin is never actually explained aside from being "born from fear". I can usually enjoy a movie that is so bad it's good but this is just bad.

It started out so promising and then turned into a turd. There were so many useless scenes (what was the point of the creepy owner? Why did he keep calling her to say he would keep her safe? Why did they keep mentioning Betty if they never followed up in it? Why did we need 10 minutes to look for tax returns?) Then the ending. Ugh. I assume the writer was trying to turn this into some psychological thriller but it was just cheesy. Then there is a big explosion (i think??) that is also never explained. And what even was the point of the cellphone? They star of the movie and they didnt even explain it. What a waste of time. People complained about the poor acting- I thnk the acting was fine- but they jist couldnt save this awful script.

It amazes me that some movies get past script approval, Cellphone sadly is another such example. It's not as if this story hasn't been told many times before, it has, and in many better ways but this boring, repetitive and unfortunately poorly acted waste of time needs avoiding at all costs. I can't be bothered with explaining the story because it's so puerile it's not worth the effort. My only hope is that my review might stop one unfortunately cinema goer or indeed anyone from wasting their time and money on this insult to cinema, don't even be tempted, I have wasted my time and money for you and you're most welcome, just trust me. Remember when you were choosing which movie to go and watch and it was between Cellphone and "A N other" movie - choose the other one, wish I had.

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