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RichC2 07-02-16 05:50 PM

Re: Cell (2016, D: Tod Williams) John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson - Stephen King adapta
 
Pro reviews started to finally roll in:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cell_2016/

8 reviews, 8 rotten, 2.2 out of 10 average.

"Stephen King's novel becomes the most unconvincing horror movie since 'The Happening'" - Time Out
"One of the worst Stephen King adaptations ever" - Reel Film
"Oh, so THAT'S why Cell was forgotten and pushed under the rug..." - We Got This Covered (he gave it a 2 out of 5 which skewed the 1 out of 10 average)

DJLinus 06-26-19 04:04 PM

Re: Cell (2016, D: Tod Williams) John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson - Stephen King adaptation
 
YouTube TV recently gave me 3 months of Showtime for free and this is one of the channel's on demand offerings. I enjoyed the book when it came out and knew this movie got a critical beat down, but figured I'd give it a try last night because it couldn't be *that* bad, right? It's got Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack in it!

Oof. It was terrible. The direction, the FX, the editing, the pacing, the acting, the ending. Pretty much everything about it was bad.

If only I would've listened. Hmmm. I see that Showtime also has the Dark Tower adaptation on demand...


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