Synopsis
Enter The Mind Of A Killer
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
2000 Directed by Tarsem Singh
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
Jennifer Lopez Vince Vaughn Vincent D'Onofrio Catherine Sutherland James Gammon Colton James Dylan Baker Marianne Jean-Baptiste Gerry Becker Musetta Vander Patrick Bauchau Jake Weber Dean Norris Tara Subkoff Lauri Johnson John Cothran Jack Conley Kamar de los Reyes Pruitt Taylor Vince Peter Sarsgaard Christopher Janney Nicholas Cascone Joe La Piana Jake Thomas Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls Jennifer Day Alanna Vicente Aja Echols Vanessa Branch Show All…
Tessa Posnansky Luke Freeborn Dean Wolcott Kris Fuller Josh Lusby Bart Barbuscia Skip Crank Louis Terry
Dennis Berardi Francesco Grisi Jann Baskett Stephane Naze Kevin Tod Haug Geoffrey Niquet Laurent Gillet Dominique Vidal Christophe Dupuis Katherine Jones Brad Phillips
Jack Gill Joe Bucaro III Dick Ziker John C. Meier Andy Gill Jill Brown Sandy Berumen Pat Romano Manny Perry Michael Runyard Kenny Endoso Cinda-Lin James
John Roesch Kevin E. Carpenter Michael Herbick J. Paul Huntsman Jayme S. Parker Alyson Dee Moore Robert J. Litt Adam Johnston
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As lovely as it is deeply stupid, like a MATRIX knockoff designed by a committee of Bob Flanagan, Damien Hirst, and Henry Darger. At its best a genuinely unsettling freakout distilled from a lot of ostentatiously grim, intrinsically misogynist pop serial killer imagery, and at its worst reinforcing the stereotypical crap about violent mental illness being rooted almost exclusively in sexual dysfunction and trauma.
These scientists are idiots. Placing Jennifer Lopez into my comatose subconscious is one way to guarantee i’ll never wake up
Imagine "Silence of the Lambs" filtered through the fever dream of someone who has spent too much time in a bazaar in Marrakech, and you will have an idea of what "The Cell" has in store for its audience. Combining the stylized, pan-cultural aesthetic of Tarsem's Singh's imagination with an already interesting concept, the film is an effective, sometimes disturbing, thriller. It is slowly paced, but completely engrossing and visually stunning.
God I love this movie. So underrated and unique, very original premise and executed perfectly. The biggest surprise is just how good JLo is in it, this is SO NOT the kind of movie you expect JLo to be in, and yet, she’s fantastic in it. I much prefer this early era of her film career over what she does now, she seemed to step out of the box during this time with her film choices, Angel Eyes and Enough are 2 others worth checking out for great JLo performances, the actress she is today is worlds away from the actress she once was. I’d love to know whether she would sign on to a movie like this now.
Anyway,…
I hadn’t seen this since I watched it in the theater. I really loved this though. Some of the visuals when they’re inside Stargher’s head are gorgeously nightmarish. When Stargher had the tapestries wrapped around the walls connected to his back, the vivisected horse, Stargher’s black cloak materializing in the pool…..literally every scene in Stargher’s head is visually arresting in some form. It’s also a pretty clever Sci-fi concept fused with a police - serial killer drama. This would probably be a 5 star film if it had nailed the cat and mouse detective drama a bit better. I would say I would love to see a sequel to this, but apparently they did….and it looks terrible. So maybe not. Loved this though and I’m definitely bumping Tarsem Singh’s The Fall up on my watchlist.
Degrees of Kevin Bacon: 1
1. Vincent D’Onofrio and Kevin Bacon in J.F.K.
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Film #11 of "Scavenger Hunt #3" Challenge!
Task #11 : A film about a serial killer!
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Director Tarsem Singh's psychological thriller may not have been a 5 star movie but it wasn't for lack of trying! Extraordinarily gorgeous visuals coupled with grotesque imagery that are the stuff of nightmares subjected my eyeballs to a binge of epic proportions!
Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn's characters were quite likable and made the journey into the fantastical world of the unbelievable believable!
But the real stars of the film was the original premise and of course the striking visuals! For the artistic inclined out there the film has many scenes inspired by real works of art!
Director's Cut
I came across an editorial showcasing the late great Eiko Ishioka's costume designs for The Cell and was so fascinated by them that I decided to run with the sudden urge to drop what I was doing and watch the film just to see them. Spoiler alert: they did not disappoint.
Ishioka's creations, paired with Tarsem Singh's instantly recognizable visual palette (replete with the striking fruits of his imagination) and a haunting score from Howard Shore, make The Cell an undeniably arresting piece of sensory-driven entertainment. With solid performances from Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and a terrifying Vincent D'onofrio (not to mention supporting work from the ever underrated Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Dylan Baker), this is a strong case…
Criminally underrated cult classic. Is this style over substance? Yes, but who cares when the style alone is so top-notch, and the story is at least decent.
Director Tarsem Singh's music video background allows him to fully demonstrate his technical flair in his astonishing directorial debut, a gorgeous, bizarre and intense experience that's quite in a league of its own. This takes the futuristic sci-fi trend of the millennium cinema to the next level, by wrapping an okay detective procedural with the killer concept of virtual reality and dream manipulation. The double whammy of striking visuals and a highly disturbing villain is exactly what makes this an unforgettable cult classic despite atrocious critic reactions. Well, fuck the critics on this one. Recommended.
I desperately need J.Lo to re-enter the sci-fi/horror genre immediately. She’s just so damn cool and what a great actress. This was a cool psychological thriller that was elevated by her and the visual style. I also kind of loved that the serial killer had a trusty dog. There is nothing more loyal than a dog's love and that makes me happy.
Once Upon A Time…. An Spooktober List
Mental health has been touched on films probably since the inception of cinema as an art. As many who suffered from any of form of this will tell you, most of these films rarely do a good job portraying them on screen but rather "satanizing" them and giving a bad rap.
Tarsem Singh (The Fall) breakthrough film takes on the subject from an interesting point by taking on the very gruesome police procedurals and thriller of the era (think Seven or Taking Lives), all set in the subconscious (a la Inception), interchanging between the real life and this world of nightmare (heavily influenced by Jorodowsky, but much darker). As The Fall, the direction…