Connected movie: Better than the original

Whenever a movie is remade, viewers always compare it with the original and mostly understate it.This infact is true to some extent as well. I remember the remake of The Omen, how inferior it was compared to the original, though there had been such technical advancement in movies.
But here is a nice treat from the makers of the runaway hit of the 2004 movie “Cellular” starring Kim Basinger , Chris Evans and Jason Statham, a remake of the movie in cantonese aptly titled “Connected”. The movie was released in 2008. (I watched only sometime back).I expected it wouldn’t match up to the original, but surprisingly it was much better with some spectacular action scenes and some very good acting by the lead characters.
The story is mostly the same as that of the original, a woman kidnapped by gangsters and how she contacts a stranger with a broken phone that she assembles.Here the character of the stranger is replaced by a father (who is a debt collector),showing maturity in the role. Bob also has a strained family relationship which he is struggling hard to build. The rest of the story revolves around how Bob helps the woman out from the crisis also with the involvement of low ranking police officer.
Though the story line is similar, what I liked most was the presentation. The characters had more depth, and more emotions than that of the original. The antagonist also played the part very well.Overall I would rate it 3.5/5.