Nelson Strang
Looks and sounds great, but the script doesn't make a lot of sense. MINOR SPOILER - One of the characters makes a comment that effectively says that JLo's character is irrelevant to the solution of the serial killer hunt. In which case, why are we even watching her story? Overall, a bit too silly to take seriously.
Stephen Bird
A visual treat with a strong and intriguing story, that would be the best way to describe The Cell.It's like a precursor to Inception, whereby you venture into the subjects mind to observe and report and to intervene with the person's subconscious , suggestions can be implanted into the subjects mind and questions can be answered too. Visually the film was grade A, crisp, clean focused shots dominated the film and I liked some of the scenes where layers of deep colour were framed perfectly, like during the opening segment where Catherine was in the little boy she was working with's mind, the top layer was deep blue sky, underneath was strong yellow representing sand and the dark silhouette of Catherine framed perfectly in the centre of the shot, the film has many examples such as this, making the overall presentation very artistic. Vince Vaughn was still finding his feet in Hollywood at the time, but showed some serious skill in The Cell, before he became a full time comic actor this was, and Jennifer Lopez showed that she had genuine acting talent and wasn't solely a singer..., the back up cast including the underrated Dean Norris were excellent and fleshed the film out well. Simple, easy to follow science-fiction, this is what happens when science-fiction is done right; one of the best films from the year 2000, a strange year for Hollywood, the final year before the 21st century kicked in and major changes swept across the landscape.
wildejennifer
Searching for last victim of mass murder whose gone to koma must young psychiatric Jennifer Lopez step into his terrible dreams and nightmares in which rules daemon to find clues about his life and wants to help him and last kidnapped women.She must fight his ruthless mind which is personalized into horrible monster to save her own life, women which is dying and defeat monster in Carls ( Vincent D'onofrio ) head to won.Surealistic dreams stars like Jennifer Lopez,Vincent D'onofrio,Vincent Vaughn in perfect shocking thriller with absolutely amazing story and casting.One of Jennifer Lopez's best performance as actress this movie becomes legend.
samgiannn
The Cell is unlike a movie I've ever seen before. It's a mix of bizarre special effects, serial murders and fantasy that is far too uncommon in mainstream cinema. There's also the fact that this is a film with Jennifer Lopez that is actually good. The Cell is a sci-fi thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh with Jennifer Lopez in the lead. A social worker, Catherine Deane, is called to enter the mind of a serial killer who has fallen into a coma in order to find his next victim before she's killed. This guy can make Hannibal Lecter seem like small- time; he traps his female victims inside a cell that will slowly fill with water until it drowns them, then bleaches their skin after their dead so that they can be his own personal dolls. After entering the killer's mind, Catherine finds herself lost in his psyche and must find her way out, or else the killer will find her. The Cell has a lot of haunting imagery since it has to build an entire world inside someone's mind. Tarsem builds this world incredibly well and makes the viewer feel like they're trapped with Catherine in there. The serial killer plot itself is a little thin because a majority of the film takes place within the killer's mind, but the way the story is told is so original that most of the film's faults can be forgiven. If you want your average serial killer thriller told in an incredibly original and memorable way, The Cell will give you that and more.