Connected (2008)
Connected (2008) 5/10
The best thing I can say about Connected is that this Asian remake is better than the Hollywood version called Cellular. Unfortunately, that is faint praise since the original was ludicrous and pretty much forgettable. Connected is plagued by the same problem as Cellular, namely ridiculous script. In addition, it also has blatantly obvious Motorola cell phone product placements. When every single character uses the same brand of phone whose logo is always given prominent placement, you know product placement has gone overboard. The cast is passable but largely forgettable although Liu Ye looks ridiculous playing a white haired villain. The main annoyance is Louis Koo who plays a somewhat timid character who magically saves the day through some logic stretching coincidences and sheer luck. And seriously, how is it that Barbie Hsu gets rammed by a car, TWICE and has no visible wounds and still looks good throughout the film? Connected is a dumb, forgettable and passably mediocre film.
