Fast cars and cell phones, the staples of this generation. Cellular has got 'um both but it's not The Fast and the Furious. The film is a fast-moving thriller about kidnapping and an unlikely hero who could be any of us.

We meet pretty, kind mom Jessica Martin (Kim Basinger), a high school biology teacher who is grabbed by a thug named Greer (Jason Stratham) and his pals after seeing her son off to school. Boom! This happens so fast and senselessly that your head will spin.

Greer demands that Jessica turn over to him something that her real estate agent hubby Craig (Richard Burgi) has. She doesn't have a clue but Greer and the gang will hold her until hubby turns over the mystery item. These dudes must have the wrong family! Greer locks Jessica in an attic where there is an old-fashioned phone. Being a science whiz, she messes with loose wires (after Greer and goons smash the phone) and accidentally reaches Ryan (Chris Evans) on his cell phone. He's a devil-may-care, irresponsible hottie whose girlfriend (Jessica Biel) has broken up with him for his flaky behavior.

The rest of the film is a race against time as Ryan has to rush around town trying to warn hubby, retrieve the mystery item, keep Jessica's son safe and hopefully bring in the police all while his phone is running out of juice. Helping him, finally, is a close to retirement, bored office cop (William H. Macy) who is about to put his life savings into a day spa with his bossy wife.