Jennifer Lopez is surprisingly credible as a therapist.
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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
Box Office: $17,515,050
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
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Reviews for The Cell
The Cell ... not only goes through the psychological looking glass with flair and imagination, it leaves enough bread crumbs for the rest of us to follow.
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A disturbing, evocative journey into the human mind, the film recalls your spookiest dreams, most forbidden fantasies, and darkest past memories, strung together in an unforgettably bold visual palette.
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Just another late summer disappointment, filled with flashy images and little substance.
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The major problem is that The Cell continuously echoes The Silence of the Lambs, only minus the intricate character interplay, Jonathan Demme's direction and the taut storyline.
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Top CriticAs the movie pops in and out of distinct scenarios, The Cell feels like a new video game.
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Top CriticA feast to the eye but not much for the intellect.
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Top CriticReally it's because Vincent D'Onofrio is in this that it's a must see - heck on on DVD
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From the first frame to the last, The Cell is a visually striking film, as gorgeous as it is grotesque, at times virtually unwatchable, yet impossible not to watch.
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You can question the worthiness of [the filmmakers'] subject and vision, but you can't really argue with the way they executed it.
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Top CriticIt's not nearly as bad as it could have been, and is worth a rental or bargain matinee.
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Lacks the psychological depth and emotional resonance that could have lifted it beyond the realm of accomplished but ephemeral eye-candy.
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The movie pretends to be disgusted by the way D'Onofrio's character turns women into fetish objects, then happily turns Lopez into one.
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Like a dream, an advertisement or a music video, it simply isn't built to withstand the pressure of logical scrutiny.
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Top CriticThe Cell is a thrilling, unique tour of the human mind.
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Tarsem has created some of the most exquisite and phantasmic visuals put on celluloid yet.
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While the optics are indeed bold and imaginative, they are overdone and what's more, Vincent D'Onofrio ... is not at all frightening this time around.
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The Cell is a horror film that knows what it means to be horrifying.
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