"The Cell": A gory tale about a deranged serial killer named Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) who suffers from the harsh memories of his childhood. His schizophrenic mood swings get worse as life goes on, and sadly, he turns to a life of crime. When he kidnapps Julia Hickson (Tara Subkoff), he hides her where no one can find her, leaving the FBI in a chaos. Soon, FBI agent, Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn), and the FBI turn to psychotherapist Catharine Deane (Jennifer Lopez), who (with brand new and interesting technology) goes into Carl's twisted mind to see where he is hiding Julia. There, she sees a much softer side to Carl, but not to mention - his vulgar, dark imagination.
For me personally, "The Cell" was a blessing, because this year, I've seen A LOT of really sh*tty movies ("Scary Movie" has been branded the number one worse movie I ever seen). Even when I saw the commercials, I KNEW that I would enjoy this movie. I didn't expect a few parts yet that's what movies offer unless the plot is pointless or one of those films that you say, "Seen it before...*yawn*!"
Watching this film was like looking at a painting of pure surrealism. The images of Carl's "dolls" were battered with bruises, cuts, blood, needles, and pins that symbolize torture, anger, and pain. When Catharine is in Carl's mind, you notice the heartache he's suffered from when he was a little boy. He sees himself as a ruler of a monarch of fear and pain. Some of the images reminded me of the Nine Inch Nails video, "Closer", and a painting by Salvadore Dali called "I Dream of an Evening Dress" (or something like that!).
I couldn't take my eyes off of any of the scenes, because I was captured by the shear brilliance of this film. It was NOTHING like I've seen in a film ever before! Perhaps it's the best film in the new millenium! :)
Just a minor warning: Some of the bloody parts in this movie maybe too hot to handle for some viewers!!! On the other hand, if you do have high tolerence for scenes such as that - ENJOY!!!
For me personally, "The Cell" was a blessing, because this year, I've seen A LOT of really sh*tty movies ("Scary Movie" has been branded the number one worse movie I ever seen). Even when I saw the commercials, I KNEW that I would enjoy this movie. I didn't expect a few parts yet that's what movies offer unless the plot is pointless or one of those films that you say, "Seen it before...*yawn*!"
Watching this film was like looking at a painting of pure surrealism. The images of Carl's "dolls" were battered with bruises, cuts, blood, needles, and pins that symbolize torture, anger, and pain. When Catharine is in Carl's mind, you notice the heartache he's suffered from when he was a little boy. He sees himself as a ruler of a monarch of fear and pain. Some of the images reminded me of the Nine Inch Nails video, "Closer", and a painting by Salvadore Dali called "I Dream of an Evening Dress" (or something like that!).
I couldn't take my eyes off of any of the scenes, because I was captured by the shear brilliance of this film. It was NOTHING like I've seen in a film ever before! Perhaps it's the best film in the new millenium! :)
Just a minor warning: Some of the bloody parts in this movie maybe too hot to handle for some viewers!!! On the other hand, if you do have high tolerence for scenes such as that - ENJOY!!!