Tarsem Singh directs Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn and Vincent D’Onofrio in this science fiction thriller where a child psychologist uses an experimental technology to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer.
Visually this might just be one of the most boundary pushing narrative films ever made. Dali. Giger. Hirst. Chris Cunningham. The Quay Brothers. PlayStation adverts of that era. Guinness adverts of that era. All evoked in a thriller where J-Lo and Vinny Vaughn feel miscast. The plot is solid… a race against the clock to decode and survive the psyche of a psycho. It kinda wraps up weakly but the journey looks fantastic. Vincent D’Onofrio’s sicko really is outstandingly creepy and dangerous. There’ll definitely be imagery centred around him that will make you feel both queasy and transfixed. If you could just watch with the dialogue off it might be a five star experience. As it stands I will give Singh credit for at least trying to deliver something to the Se7en fanbase that markedly always tries to go the other direction. Just bask in that blazing sunshine, for example. The brightest monstrous serial killer nightmare ever made.
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For a film whose review title was once “The Silence Of The Lambs Meets The Matrix”, I was easily drawn into the cinema to see it and thankfully so. Because if you really want to see a horror film that gives you just the boost you need to conquer your demons as horror films often do, then The Cell for all its boldness still works for me. Especially thanks to what I still think is Jennifer Lopez’ bravest performance. Thank you for your review.
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