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The Cell
2000
A wild ride inside the mind of a serial killer, THE CELL is a movie that leads viewers on a strange visual and psychological journey. Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is a child therapist working on an experimental new technology that allows for direct access into someone else's mind. However, the benefits of the technology are .. Read more
| Starring | Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Marianne Jean-Baptiste |
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| Director | Tarsem Singh |
| Genres | Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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The Cell
A wild ride inside the mind of a serial killer, THE CELL is a movie that leads viewers on a strange visual and psychological journey. Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is a child therapist working on an experimental new technology that allows for direct access into someone else's mind. However, the benefits of the technology are still unproven. Meanwhile FBI Agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) is hard at work tracking down a serial killer who encloses women in a small glass cell and drowns them. Novak is able to identify the killer as Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio), but before he can be arrested, he goes into a coma. The only way to rescue his most recent victim is for Catherine to enter his mind using the experimental technology. However, Stargher's mind is so warped and frightening, there's no way to know what Deane will encounter inside of it. THE CELL is the feature film debut of Tarsem Singh, a renowned commercial and video director who overloads his film with visual splendor and horror, while sticking to a simple story of innocence lost and innocent victims saved. A must-see for fans of dark psychological thrillers, THE CELL features some controversial violence and sexual content along with amazing special effects. A chilling yet strangely elegant thriller, THE CELL is a stunning cinematic experience.
| Starring | Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jake Weber, Dylan Baker, James Gammon, Patrick Bauchau, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Tara Subkoff, Jake Thomas |
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| Director | Tarsem Singh |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Mar 2001 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (6)
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Music-video maestro Tarsem Singh makes a visually audacious debut with this hybrid of The Silence of the Lambs and What Dreams May Come. The sci-fi chestnut of a plot has psychotherapist Jennifer Lopez employing state-of-the-art technology to enter the subconscious of comatose serial killer Vincent D'Onofrio to help rescue his latest victim. Tarsem reinforces his credentials as a magpie stylist, employing a veritable barrage of digital trickery to conjure up the nightmarish mindscape of a psychopath. But his grasp of plotting and pacing is less assured, while the stylised sections occasionally sit uncomfortably within the generic thriller framework. That said, this remains an often dazzling showcase for his imagination.
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Deliriously daft thriller that uses its minimal narrative as an excuse for over-indulgence in digital imagery that ransacks the furthest reaches of psychedelia before subsiding into banality; it is ideal viewing for those with short attention spans.
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Jennifer Lopez in half decent movie shocker!
Jennifer Lopez. Not since Pauly Shore has a person's name above a film title provked such hysteria and apprehension. It is a little understandable, given her poor choices of late; but there was a time when she was an actress, and not a bad one at that.
The Cell is the kind of film Jennifer Lopez probably will not do for some time. It's edgy, dark and all together interesting. Its striking visuals and serial killer 'race against the clock' plotline evoke memories of a similar, though superior movie - 'Seven'. In Jennifer Lopez (2000 vers.), The Cell possessed a leading lady both beautiful and dramatic, easily able to carry what is certainly an unconventional movie on her slight shoulders.
The Cell is not a perfect movie. In fact, its predestrian storyline is only made interesting by the Dali-like film that Tarsem Singh paints on our screen. His creative eye washes over even the most basic of scenes, making them fascinating to watch.
If you like your movies a little 'twisted', and would like to see something that will affect you both visually and mentally, you could do a lot worse than The Cell. It's not a movie that will change your life, but it is certainly one you won't forget in a hurry -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Fantasticaly odd
Very different for J-lo. Not only does she have some fab outfits, but watching this film changed my mind about her acting ability. This is a VERY odd film not for the faint hearted and not if your looking for comedy, romance, light hearted ness. It is intense and a very straight faced Vince Vaughn too !
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Roth 'walks away' from King's Cell adaptation
- 14 Jul 2009
Actor/director Eli Roth has ditched plans to adapt author Stephen King's thriller Cell for the big screen. The moviemaker had been linked to the project, about an artist who struggles to reconnect with his son after a strange cell phone network broadcast turns humans into vicious animals. But Roth now reveals he's quit the film, citing creative differences with studio executives Harvey and Bob Weinstein. However, Roth - who also stars in the Weinstein-backed Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious... Read more
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