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The Cell

2000

Tarsem Singh

Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Marianne Jean-Baptiste ...

4.8

12,398

Fantasy. Thriller. Horror The FBI track down Carl Stargher, a serial killer who abducts women and then drowns them and bleaches their bodies. But just as they arrive Stargher has a schizophrenic seizure and lapses into a coma. However Stargher has placed his latest victim in a tank in a remote location which is timed to flood and drown her within 40 hours. As time ticks away the FBI in desperation turns to a group of psychologists who have devised a unique ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Emanuel Levy Variety	"A slender story that's not particularly suspenseful or involving, resulting in a movie that's a feast to the eye but not much for the intellect"	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"I know people who hate it, finding it pretentious or unrestrained; I think it's one of the best films of the year (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"Some movies make you sorry you've seen them, and The Cell is one of those. Creepy and horrific, it's a torture chamber film"	NEG
United States	Stephen Hunter The Washington Post	"The movie is riveting in its low way. It traffics in imagery profoundly disturbing. But D'Onofrio gives it heart--a black heart, to be sure, but a heart nevertheless."	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Though at times beautiful and always disturbing, this is strangely devoid of meaning (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"A decidedly non-mainstream serial killer thriller that has the sensibilities of an art film (...) For those who are up to the challenge, it's worth spending time in The Cell."	POS
United Kingdom	Ben Falk BBC	"'The Cell' ends up being nothing more than a good-looking, but nonetheless empty vessel."	NEG

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