How cud spell check head check" Roger Ebert Give this a 100. Bought off. critics are not? What? The movie isn't bad . But the whole premise of people being suspended on hooks and having their minds and dreams. SAY WhaT? hOEKEY. Hard to believe. Lame. but watchable.

Sad but true, that someone could make a movie so purposely violent, that it literally pushes the envelope for digestive developement within the next few days.

I was quite impressed with the movie. I even couldn't stopping thinking about it when I was lying on my bed that night. It's really amazing!!!!

It's really cool at times, but at others, it's boring or stupid. The dream sequences are nicely done for the most part. Except for 1 where Jen Lopez falling is obviously some stuntMAN with a bad wig on - really bad. I had the dvd but decided to sell it because I had no desire to watch again.

Wonderfully bizarre! masterpeice! the best psychological thriller since "silence of the lambs"!

I totally agree with Anonymous.

One of the best movies I've ever seen in my life. Absolutely great.

I love it! I've seen it three times, and J. Lo is so preety!

Visually very cool, though not much story.

Jennifer Lopez needs to stick to her day job and forget about acting. The movie was boring and did not belong into the "horror" category. Awful, awful movie!!

The Cell, like "Antz," must be watched twice to be appreciated. The first time I saw this film I thought it was mediocre, but the film had such a lasting impression on me after viewing, I decided I had to rent it again. I did, and I found the film to be much more likeable. The Cell is not for everyone, but it divides its stories up with quality and is a visually intelligent film that dreams up images and plot ideas that could not be matched. The film?s script is never clunky and always intriguing, and I really liked and enjoyed how the procedure of ?getting in? to somebody else?s mind was explained. That was extremely clever, as was the rest of the film. The visuals are ingenious and bring the engaging story to an exotic and intriguing life. The acting is pretty impressive, even though Jennifer Lopez?s performance was slammed. I enjoyed her acting and she screams, cares and acts scared extremely well. Vince Vaughn was realistic but Vincent D?Onofrio takes the cake. He is the most original, scary, disturbing killer of 2000 in movies. The Oscar nominated makeup is daring and careful, while the beautiful costumes and utterly brilliant set decoration went unnoticed. Tarsem Singh who has also directed music videos, goes totally crazy with his direction and it results well. He has major talent and this film has a lot of potential if you give it a chance. Overall, The Cell is a powerful, disturbing and avoids being too tacky which makes it a great, pleasurable, gut-wrenching and extremely memorable flick.… Expand

Für mich ist "The Cell" ein sehr eindrucks stker Film. Es kann sein das manche Leute dies nich erkennen , dies liegt aber daran das sie vermutlich nicht mit der tiefe und mit vollem ewustsin den Film angeschaut haben . Vielleicht ist er auch für manche zu "unblutig" das muss aber ein Horrorfilm gar nicht sein. Es kommt darauf an was der Film einem sagen möchte. Hat sich schon einmal jemand gefragt warum man ihr Gesicht beim herrunterstürtzen nicht sieht?… Expand

Tarsem Singh's directorial debut, The Cell, contains more style than substance, and is weighed down with it's special effects and a side-story that should have been left on the cutting room floor. At the same time, elaborate costuming and great shots that turn the most desolate sand dunes into beautiful landscapes, present a great director in the making and enough story to keep the audience along for the ride. Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is a psychotherapist who has been working with a comatose child by getting inside his mind via a virtual reality styled setup that includes a breast accentuating suit, suspension from wires, and a face covering towel that looks like a computer circuit-board. Meanwhile, there's a killer on the loose and the FBI hopes that Catherine can get inside the killer's mind to find his latest victim before it's too late. It's difficult to discuss The Cell, without mentioning Tarsem's 2006 film The Fall. Because everything Tarsem did wrong in The Cell he did right in The Fall. The Cell was a learning experience for Tarsem, and he learned his lessons well. The Cell is set up like a coin, there are two sides that come together to make one movie, unfortunately one side of the coin is more polished than the other. In this case the polished side is Tarsem's non-CGI visuals, many of which are influenced by great paintings, but the CGI effects are in overload throughout many parts of the film and it's distracting. There are several moments within The Cell that hearken to David Lynch's Twin Peaks (1990-1991), which stands to reason as both, Tarsem and Lynch, are visual directors. Catherine's story line with the killer, Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio), is interesting and provides many great visuals. The parallel crime drama storyline, however, is lame, even by C.S.I. standards. Vince Vaughn is passable as Peter Novak, the FBI agent who has a past of his own to overcome, but the character is uninspired. Any actor could have played Peter Novak and it wouldn't have made a difference. Jennifer Lopez's performance improves with the increasing bizarreness of her costumes, which both come to a peak in the third act. Vincent D'Onofrio is good as the killer, whose fetishes would give Jeffrey Dahmer a run for his money. Although D'Onofrio executed the part well, I can't help but wonder what Philip Seymour Hoffman would have done with the role. Despite it's flaws, The Cell doesn't leave you empty handed, and it shows a first time director learning his strengths and weaknesses, which payed off six years later when he directed The Fall.… Expand