The Cell

A Film with the Premise of Probing the Mind of a Very Violent, Sadistic, and Highly Disturbed Serial Killer is, If Done Right, Bound to Be Very Violent, Sadistic, and Highly Disturbing. Indian Director Singh Certainly Got It Right.

The Film Left Some Viewers Disgusted and Nauseated. Maybe that's Because the Behavior of the Serial Killer is Disgusting and Nauseating. What Makes the Film Special is the Way it's Framed with an Artsy, Beautiful Template that Completely Goes Against the Aforementioned. It is Contrast Taken to a Level of Disassociation.

It's a Disturbing and Haunting Film. The Images on Screen Could be the Most Artistic and Gut-Wrenching of Any Modern Horror Movie. The Combination of Police Procedure, Psychological Interface, and Outrageous Criminal Behavior was Something New in the Year 2000. But, it Might Remind One of a Movie Made More than 80 Years Previously. "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1917).

Jennifer Lopez is Perfect in the Role of a Medical Sensitive and Vince Vaughn Delivers a Thankfully Restrained Detective. Vincent D'Onofrio is Outlandishly Outstanding as the Antagonist.

Overall, it is a Strange Film that is Definitely Not for Everyone. But will Most Likely be Embraced by Art Film and Horror Movie Fans. It has Images that are Likely to Linger and Although Some are Stunning in Their Surreal Beauty, Others are a Blood-Bath Not So Easy to Forget, Unsettling and Psychically Intrusive.