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The Cell
2000
Sci-fi
Suspense/Thriller
1h 47m
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim. (imdb)
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The Cell
2000
Sci-fi
Suspense/Thriller
1h 47m
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Rated 20 Mar 2007
71
52nd
The script doesn't quite match the visual audacity here, but man, those visuals...
Rated 20 Mar 2007
Rated 20 Sep 2014
48
52nd
After witnessing the cinematic orgasm of silk pleats, velveteen trains, sateen onesies, and peacock-pinioned Tudor collars that this movie throws at you like a 3rd grader playing dodgeball with a bunch of fat kids wearing glasses, I now know that at least one person who went to fashion college has (had) a job.
Rated 20 Sep 2014
Rated 09 Jul 2007
1
10th
It's like Singh had a bunch of really cool-looking images in mind but didn't quite know how to build a good story around them. Worthless.
Rated 09 Jul 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
63
42nd
A visually stunning film with great performances by Vincent D'Onofrio and Vince Vaughn. Sadly Jennifer Lopez was cast in the main role which I felt dragged the movie down from being good to only being decent.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
67
40th
I'm surprised I liked this but it's different enough to a recommendation from me.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 16 Mar 2008
75
68th
This reality-bending mind-fuck of a movie doesn't choose style over substance -- in The Cell, style is the substance. Visually, it's absolutely stunning. D'Onofrio is excellent, and for all the script's cliches, I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a tense thrill-ride. Howard Shore's warped score only adds to the tension, and the Se7en influence is thick (though, believe it or not, this one might actually be more graphically disturbing). It's far-fetched, but enjoyable.
Rated 16 Mar 2008
Rated 26 May 2008
53
9th
Some beautifully composed images, but they all look like an album cover for Queensryche. The whole thing just reeks of gothiness, as if someone had been reading way too much Clive Barker. There's not much originality, either. The acting is abominable all around. Not that they had much to work with -- this is one of the worst scripts I've heard in a long time. There were several laugh-out-loud moments, but trust me, they weren't meant to be. Points for the dazzling visuals, but otherwise a dud.
Rated 26 May 2008
Rated 22 Jun 2010
80
80th
The mentally ill sibling of Blade Runner if you will. It's style over story, but what style indeed! If the plot is average (and it is), Singh's conceptualisation of a schizophrenics mind is absolutely mesmerizing, and just like with Ridley Scott's masterpiece, there's so much to see, although non of it can be said to be a particularly comfortable watch.
Rated 22 Jun 2010
Rated 10 Mar 2013
77
71st
My favorite part is when they cut Julia Roberts in half.
Rated 10 Mar 2013
Rated 07 May 2009
50
36th
This movie has an interesting concept. The mental trips are cool and visually beautiful. The rest is not so well executed. But Jennifer Lopez is already difficult to put up with singing, acting is still worse.
Rated 07 May 2009
Rated 27 Dec 2006
79
48th
ballsy. This movie was demented, in a good way. The technology was a bit unbelievable, but why not imagine what it might be like to walk around inside the mind of a psychopath?
Rated 27 Dec 2006
Rated 12 Jan 2016
21
25th
A pretty dumb film with shitty acting, boring story and unimpressive imagery; only a few shots weren't bad. I hate Vaughn, he's terrible, and Lopez is uninspiring. The villain was creepy though, which is probably the most positive thing in this movie.
Rated 12 Jan 2016
Rated 24 Sep 2010
65
45th
Visually captivating but emotionally deprived. I didn't really care about anyone in this.
Rated 24 Sep 2010
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
45th
For the visuals alone. Shit was fucked up.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
25th
Even if I suspend disbelief, this is essentially a movie about the disocvery of technology that allows people to manifest themselves in the subconscious of others. Come on now. Vincent D'Onofrio comes off creepy as Hell, though.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
22nd
Jlo can't get out of a rapist's mind. She screams and begs and runs and stuff, BUT the sets and costumes are eye-candy to the minimum detail and that's what is worth about it, so watch it in mute if you can't stand her.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
9th
Some beautiful scenes, and Vincent D'Onofrio is amazing as usual, but it's far too self-indulgent to warrant a better rating.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
66th
This is some seriously trippy shit! The next time I do acid, I'll be watching this
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
2
14th
Felt like I was trapped in a cell watching this crap.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 25 Aug 2007
50
25th
Beautiful cinematography, but a bad film overall.
Rated 25 Aug 2007
Rated 09 Feb 2008
3
24th
It's hard to rate a film like this because a lot of what it offers is very impressive and often times enjoyable. Several of the trips into the "mind world" were very creepy, very cool, and flawlessly done. However, others were mediocre, and the entire plot outside of the "mind world" is stupid as hell. Too bad, because this film had a great deal of potential. If you're willing to ignore some horrible writing, there's a lot of amazing cinematography and imagery worth checking out.
Rated 09 Feb 2008
Rated 29 Aug 2008
84
85th
While on the whole it is less bold than its visual style, the film retains something that is wholly compelling. The imagery is not like anything you would expect in a film staring Lopez, and to be fair she hardly brings the film down. The director knows Lopez's limitations and creates a narrative that does not superflously focus on her. Think of this as a lesser Eyes Wide Shut. Aesthetically, it is really damn amazing.
Rated 29 Aug 2008
Rated 13 Nov 2008
60
30th
Can it be more weird ? This must be one of the most
weird movies I've ever seen, unbelievable !
Rated 13 Nov 2008
Rated 01 Feb 2009
85
94th
Tarsem is a master stylist, and D'Onofrio is super creepy as his demonic serial killer character into whose mind J-Lo must go.
Rated 01 Feb 2009
Rated 11 Jun 2009
43
35th
The Cell offers disturbing, stunning eye candy, but it is undermined by a weak and shallow plotline that offers nothing new.
Rated 11 Jun 2009
Rated 26 Mar 2018
16
9th
J Lo faces off against aquarium Jeffrey Dahmer in the not-Matrix, while Vince Vaughn travels back in time from season 2 of True Detective to suck just as hard as a cop.
Rated 26 Mar 2018
Rated 14 Jul 2015
60
62nd
Visually stunning, moderately entertaining, and a good performance from Vincent D'Onofrio. I'm not sold on either Vince Vaughn or Jennifer Lopez, and it's a lot of dressing up for very little purpose, but it's pretty fun, and the visuals alone make it worth seeing.
Rated 14 Jul 2015
Rated 09 Sep 2009
75
65th
Oh wow, 27 PSI. Just like with The Fall, I cannot understand how anyone can come from Tarsem's films without at least the sense that hey, that was probably the most visually unique and stunning film I've seen in years. I certainly like The Fall more, if only because the acting in this is god-awful (and not only by Ms. Lopez), the music here is less memorable and the story less epic. Still, I've only seen serial killer done better than this in The Silence of the Lambs and Se7en. 27? Really? No.
Rated 09 Sep 2009
Rated 30 Jan 2007
84
72nd
Cool ass shit goin' on. J-Lo and D'Nofrio = w00t
Rated 30 Jan 2007
Rated 12 Feb 2007
31
4th
An utter mess.
Rated 12 Feb 2007
Rated 24 Feb 2007
15
1st
This wishes it was really crazy and genre-busting and making some really profound point about the human psyche but it's not. It's just crap.
Rated 24 Feb 2007
Rated 24 May 2024
84
73rd
The script is nothing special, but the directing, photography, and acting was surprisingly good. The costumes were remarkable and some of the dream moments really felt authentic.
Rated 24 May 2024
Rated 10 Jun 2012
55
28th
Often convoluted and nonsensical, but the visuals and uniqueness make it watchable at least one time.
Rated 10 Jun 2012
Rated 19 Nov 2010
82
51st
This movie isn't perfect by any means. The serial killer plot is pretty typical and it's resolution is pretty unsatisfying, not to mention the casting is questionable (though much more so Vaughn than Lopez). However, in the end the visuals are so constantly beautiful and unique that these seem like minor flaws.
Rated 19 Nov 2010
Rated 11 Jun 2007
65
22nd
Tried to be too many things that it wasn't.
Rated 11 Jun 2007
Rated 30 Jun 2007
70
16th
Gorgeous visuals, but not very well executed.
Rated 30 Jun 2007
Rated 21 Nov 2021
75
71st
Good concept, beautiful visuals, ok acting, but collapsed like halfbaked cake at the end. Ending doughy & premature, like they ran out of time & budget to wrap up plot threads. Raised more questions than it could answer, which would be fine if the sequel addressed them. Casting was a little weird, but the only choice I really minded was Edward. Were we supposed to sympathize? He was horrific. Was the ending was happy or sad - left feeling confused & apathetic. Vague religious undertones?
Rated 21 Nov 2021
Rated 08 Feb 2015
60
38th
it's certainly fun to look at. but singh takes a concept that could have been very deep, interesting, and involving, and basically gives us a surrealist lawnmower man. it seems he started with visuals and story and emotion came much later. he did get it right later with The Fall, though.
Rated 08 Feb 2015
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
93rd
Cool special effects. The dream/into the mind sequences are incredible.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
40th
Decent film that is mostly watchable due to it's weirdness.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 20 Jun 2012
83
64th
Probably far worse than I remember it being, but I really enjoyed this movie when I saw it back in the day...
Rated 20 Jun 2012
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
5th
I really hate Jennifer Lopez, and I didn't like this movie much more. I don't really remember anything about it except my distaste for it. The special effects are cool, and I liked Vincent D'Onofrio's performance.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
58th
I liked this more than i care to admit, an interesting idea, that i can sit around with my friends & talk about the cool stuff that should have been in this movie, --it never goes far enough. As to what the movie does do, however, it boasts some terrific nightmare imagery, real creepy stuff, the first half being quite potent. The girl is could be hot, & one scene heats up, why isn't she costumed better? There isn't much of this goth stuff out there, take in the potential.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
28th
Very trippy; very intense visually and stylistically. Worth seeing once. Can I say the storyline is silly, and basically a vehicle for the art? Maybe.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 03 Aug 2020
82
96th
Remember watching this when it first came out and it was so different than anything else. The visuals are sometimes very beautiful for a rather dark story being told. D'Onofrio nails his role. I own it and think I've only watched it once since than, likely will lower my score if watched again, but I really enjoy Singh's few movies (he really should make more).
Rated 03 Aug 2020
Rated 25 Jan 2015
60
24th
Frustratingly dumb and sorta naff but does contain some cool or effective imaginary here and there.
Rated 25 Jan 2015
Rated 11 Dec 2011
77
60th
12-12-2011 Creepy, Storyline not fantastic but good & enjoyable.
Rated 11 Dec 2011
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
59th
Weird, wild stuff - visually triumphant, but the story is quite ho hum.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
16th
I wanted to like this
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 18 Nov 2014
90
69th
Misunderstandings. So many misunderstandings.
Rated 18 Nov 2014
Rated 19 Nov 2011
95
66th
This movie is excellent. It looks good and keeps you interested with great characters.
Rated 19 Nov 2011
Rated 28 Dec 2017
97
97th
2024'de #IzlediğimFilmler ; 108. The Cell (2000) Tarsem'le Istanbul'da yaşadığımız rüya gibi bir günden sonra tekrar ziyaret etmek olmazdı. Nefis görselleri ile rüya gibi bir film. 10/10
Rated 28 Dec 2017
Rated 15 Sep 2007
90
98th
Brilliant thriller. The cast is solid, with D'Onofrio being a standout, and the directing is imaginative and scary. It's Silence of the Lambs by way of Sigmund Freud.
Rated 15 Sep 2007
Rated 08 Mar 2020
18
49th
Rated 29 Aug 2011
70
34th
film rezalet kanımca. yalnız görüntü yönetmenliği o kadar iyiyki bi şekilde bu puanı vermek zorunda kaldım. özellikle bilinçaltına girdiğinde tahttan kalktığı sahne...
Rated 29 Aug 2011
Rated 08 Dec 2007
40
10th
Saw meets the Matrix. Also, they should have just broken the fucking plexiglass.
Rated 08 Dec 2007
Rated 06 Jan 2008
60
23rd
In trying to be a very original and visually stunning film, The Cell comes off as trying too hard at having independent flare. Some of it is warped and intense and kind of beautiful, but most of it is unnecessarily weird and detracts from the plot. Ugh!
Rated 06 Jan 2008
Rated 20 Dec 2018
70
37th
With the work on Emerald City in mind, I feel like Tarsem Singh had to make a lot of concessions on the visual aspect here (granted, there's 17 years of SFX development in between, but maybe it's - rightly - because of this film that Singh likes to keep the CGI to a minimum). All in all, the phantasmic scenes are not very well integrated in the otherwise run-of-the-mill murder story.
Rated 20 Dec 2018
Rated 01 Apr 2015
58
10th
Both Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Lopez are miscast in this film. With better casting the movie would be much improved. The director does have a distinct visual style. The script has some plot holes and a rewrite could have done it some good. Overall I would say skip watching this film.
Rated 01 Apr 2015
Rated 23 May 2011
63
29th
Though I'm generally a fan of mind screw some of this movies attempts just fell flat to me. I will say that I like the overall theme of parents raising their children effecting their behavior in life to be intriguing, but again it just fell flat to me. Still, this was a reasonably entertaining movie and not as bad as I thought it would turn out.
Rated 23 May 2011
Rated 24 Mar 2008
85
62nd
Just go see it..
Rated 24 Mar 2008
Rated 05 Apr 2008
40
13th
eh she was hot and that horse got sliced up... thats about it
Rated 05 Apr 2008
Rated 08 Apr 2008
77
78th
If you can forgive the thin "we can enter your dreams" premise, the movie actually has a lot to offer. The three leads (Vaughn, Lopez, and D'Onofrio) deliver strong performances, and the updated Silence-of-the-Lambs-esque serial killer narrative is surprisingly original. And none of that is even mentioning the direction and aesthetic of this movie, which were absolutely striking.
Rated 08 Apr 2008
Rated 17 May 2008
25
8th
Visually this was interesting, but that's it.
Rated 17 May 2008
Rated 24 Mar 2013
54
29th
I would LOVE Tarsem if he ever worked with a decent script and had an original visual eye instead of just cribbing off other artists.
Rated 24 Mar 2013
Rated 13 Jun 2012
70
37th
Singh really brings out the bizarre in this one. OK story, visually it looks great but is a little more experimental with some of the effects/shots than necessary. Vince Vaughn needs to stick to being a funny man.
Rated 13 Jun 2012
Rated 06 Jul 2008
50
21st
Disturbing, and bad. Not a working combination.
Rated 06 Jul 2008
Rated 06 Jul 2008
70
33rd
Ok movie, if you can accept the premises of the movie of having a "cell" in your apartment
Rated 06 Jul 2008
Rated 06 Jul 2008
54
22nd
It obviously really wants to be interesting, it just doesn't know how. I feel kind of sorry for this movie.
Rated 06 Jul 2008
Rated 08 Jul 2008
75
37th
Pretty fucking gross scenes. You might even say... stomach turning?
Rated 08 Jul 2008
Rated 21 Sep 2008
75
20th
allright, but with really creepy pictures in the psychopaths mind.
Rated 21 Sep 2008
Rated 04 Oct 2008
70
30th
Ebert lost himself in a flurry of hype that he himself created! I'm not sure how he rates this sensationalized music video that throws everything in the movie toolbox at the screen to see if it sticks. Well, it doesn't stick well in the mind of this viewer. I can barely remember half the garbage of this "coolness" fest, but I can say, safely, that merely being a visually minded guy (read music video maker) does not make you a director!
Rated 04 Oct 2008
Rated 15 Oct 2008
85
83rd
Enter the mind of the psychopath. Fantasy and reality blend in a visually stunning spectacle.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
Rated 20 Jan 2011
65
49th
Very expressive, sometimes too brutal. A more colourful and more psychological (in a way) version of Inception.
Rated 20 Jan 2011
Rated 05 Apr 2010
90
65th
great visuals
Rated 05 Apr 2010
Rated 23 Jan 2009
87
78th
One of Jennifer's good films, this ordinary movie gets a high rating from the original story and the LUSH cinematography.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
Rated 26 Jan 2009
75
74th
Lopez can act. But this is also a very good movie. Great idea taking a dive into the mind of a serial murderer!
Rated 26 Jan 2009
Rated 19 Feb 2009
65
28th
Fell asleep for a bit, so this may not be accurate. Seemed like a bad movie with pretty art direction.
Rated 19 Feb 2009
Rated 13 Dec 2018
90
84th
I enjoy The Cell a lot. It isn't as deep as Seven but it is much more visually stunning than most suspense movies out there. The beauty of this movie is what always draws me into watching it when I see that it is on. D'Onofrio's acting is stellar. He is more muted than other movies he has appeared in but he still steals the show. Vaughn does a good job at this serious role. As I watched this movie this time, I noticed that the scene where Lopez is smoking a joint is so cool and sexy.
Rated 13 Dec 2018
Rated 19 Feb 2013
26
1st
If the whole history of cinema was a great shining city, with the best films being huge gleaming skyscrapers reaching into the sky then this particular effort would be represented by a pile of dog sick down a dark alley in one of the shabbier districts.Tarsem Singh would probably be better advised to invest his time in directing adverts for cars - lots of nice shiny imagery and feck all worth watching!
Rated 19 Feb 2013
Rated 05 Dec 2010
4
33rd
Off putting to look at yet there is some great imagery. Highly average script and I'd like to see what the director has done else where with different source material.
Rated 05 Dec 2010
Rated 10 Jun 2009
65
41st
Ultra weird thriller, that goes in a whole other direction than at least I have seen before.
Rated 10 Jun 2009
Rated 11 Jun 2009
73
87th
Fantastic visualy, well directed but acting flat.
Rated 11 Jun 2009
Rated 01 Jul 2009
70
21st
Different, Cerebral, and interesting. It has been quite awhile since I have seen this one and I really believe that I am going to go by it right now. Who cares about JLo we all know she can't act, but she sure can look good in a latex suit am I right. Wink Wink, quick don't let your girlfriend read this. She is super hot which makes it watchable and the storyline is pretty good. Definitly buy it because retailers are practically giving it away and no one will say why they will just move on.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
Rated 27 Jun 2012
23
9th
Amazing costumes and surreal imagery, but that's all its got.
Rated 27 Jun 2012
Rated 02 Sep 2009
75
76th
Story wasn't the greatest, acting was okay, but the imagery was incredible and I basically chilled out for 2 hours with nothing but that. Also, this is viewed best when you're high.
Rated 02 Sep 2009
Rated 13 Oct 2009
80
86th
One of the most gorgeous horror movies ever
Rated 13 Oct 2009
Rated 29 Dec 2009
90
68th
Crazy ass fucking movie. Watch it.
Rated 29 Dec 2009
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