O.k. last night my lovely bride and I were hanging out with the multi-talented Wilson family. After the ladies Ebay'ed for a little while and Ken and I battled hornets, we decided that the movie "Cellular" was the reel of film we would spend over one hour of our lives viewing. As Damon Wayens would say with the little pink hat on his bald head, "Hated it!!" Dude. This was a movie that was (a.) Suspensful (b.) Thrilling (c.) none of the above. I believe I know what my answer is. A story about crooked cops who abducted a family because they were witness to an illegal robbery and murder of two gang members. By course of events, Ryan, who was an air headed beach boy that couldn't commit to his girlfriend due to major immaturities and irresponsibilities received a call on his "Cellular" phone. (hence the brilliant movie title) The mother of the abducted family played by Kim Bassinger, had fixed a broken rotary phone and clicked wires together until a call was made. She was a middle school science teacher and I believe "rotary phone repair" is a requirement in most government schools. Basically, she convinces Ryan that he must save the day, and he does. The bad guys die and the family lives. I did love the last line spoke by Ryan. He finally meets the mom and she hugs and thanks him. She says, "How can I ever repay you for what you have done for us?" Ryan replies....."Don't ever call me again." It was actually very comical. I chuckled. I can't believe that the script writers actually thought this would have been taken seriously. The overall plot of the movie was not bad, but it was absolutely murdered by the script and the acting. I realized that five minutes after the opening credits this was a movie I would never see again but I could not stop watching. I promote this movie for anyone who wants to get a laugh or a writer who wants to see first hand how to kill a movie. Oh by the way....... don't miss the closing credits...... they are truly.......Priceless.
