What does it say about a film when you come out going "well, it looked pretty nice"? Not much, in this reviewer's opinion.
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01/01/00
The Cell (2000)
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Reviews Counted:139
Fresh:63
Rotten:76
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: The Cell offers disturbing, stunning eye candy, but it is undermined by a weak and shallow plotline that offers nothing new.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Director: Tarsem Singh
Reviews for The Cell
Top CriticThe Cell is a horror film that knows what it means to be horrifying.
01/01/00
With little room for either narrative detail or character development, Tarsem's exploration of a deranged mind soon loses momentum.
12/02/02
This movie is bad in so many ways that it’s difficult to know where to begin.
10/30/02
Lopez is hard to take as the empathetic psychologist who uses a synaptic transfer machine to penetrate the comatose killer's tortured psyche in hopes of finding his latest victim.
02/09/06
Top CriticAll the clever visual effects in the world can't hide the fact that this is just a nasty piece about women in torment.
12/10/01
Though at times beautiful and always disturbing, this is strangely devoid of meaning.
01/01/00
Top CriticA kind of Vulcan mind-meld, but 100-times cooler.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Whereas The Matrix's visuals were almost always in service of the story, the images here are merely trailer-fodder to draw in ticket buyers.
01/01/00
From the gorgeously haunting opening credits to the redemptive ending, The Cell sets new boundaries in extreme filmmaking.
01/01/00
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03/22/02
Grotesque extravagance and psychologically disturbing imagery of the highest quality are brilliantly melded to produce a rare masterwork of captivating visuals.
01/01/00
But for all the opulence of its visual display, this movie has no vision.
01/01/00
While [the art direction] elements are indeed stunning in the characters' coma-induced dream sequences, the plot points that get them there leave something to be desired.
01/01/00
The Cell is not just another serial killer flick. Despite its horrific theme and graphic violence, it’s a stunning work of art.
08/02/02
There is an emotional vacuum at the center of this picture.
01/01/00
The dream sequences are so well-done that it’s easy to forgive the film’s lack of dramatic punch.
08/07/08
A lot of work went into making The Cell a state-of-the-art sensory assault, but you'd get essentially the same effect by locking people in a small room with someone who won't stop screaming for two hours.
01/01/00
In the end, Lopez and Singh sell The Cell as their own, but the main ingredients of the Mark Protosevich story seem merely rented.
01/01/00
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