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The Cell (New Line Platinum Series)

starring: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colton James, Dylan Baker
directed by: Tarsem Singh

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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780633483
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780633482
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 19, 2000
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 5700
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2000



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Description:
A therapist (Jennifer Lopez, Out Of Sight) uses an experimental treatment to enter the mind of a serial killer (Vincent D'Onofrio, Men In Black) to learn his secrets. An FBI agent (Vince Vaughn, Swingers) must rescue her from the killer's nightmare mind

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Schizoid serial killer Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) has been captured at last, but a neurological seizure has rendered him comatose, and FBI agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughan) has no way to determine the location of Stargher's latest and still-living victim. To probe the secrets contained in Stargher's traumatized psyche, the FBI recruits psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez), who has mastered a new technology that allows her to enter the mind of another person. What she finds in Stargher's head is a theater of the grotesque, which, as envisioned by first-time director Tarsem Singh, is a smorgasbord of the surreal that borrows liberally from the Brothers Quay, Czech animator Jan Svankmajer, Hieronymous Bosch, Salvador Dali, and a surplus of other cannibalized sources.

This provides one of the wildest, weirdest visual feasts ever committed to film, and The Cell earns a place among such movie mind-trips as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Altered States, What Dreams May Come, and Un Chien Andalou. Is this a good thing? Sure, if all you want is freakazoid eye-candy. If you're looking for emotional depth, substantial plot, and artistic coherence, The Cell is sure to disappoint. The pop-psychology pablum of Mark Protosevich's screenplay would be laughable if it weren't given such somber significance, and Singh's exploitative use of sadomasochistic imagery is repugnant (this movie makes Seven look tame), so you're better off marveling at the nightmare visions that are realized with astonishing potency. The Cell is too shallow to stay in your head for long, but while it's there, it's one hell of a show. --Jeff Shannon



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Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Just a bad mix
This movie is something like "The Matrix" meets "The Silence of the Lambs" meets "The Adventures of ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Decent concept, terrible execution....
I remember many critics (including Roger Ebert) were raving about this film, comparing Tarsem (the director) ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - One of my favorite movies, despite the bad reviews...[SPOILERS]
I know just about everyone has bad things to say about this movie. And I think I know why. Bad casting. Jennifer ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - A disturbing movie where the visual imagery stays with you for some time
This is a disturbing movie; I had to watch it in segments, as the bizarre nature of the violence was unnerving. Vincent ... Read More

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