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The Cell (2000) -- A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
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Writer (WGA):
Mark Protosevich (written by)
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Release Date:
18 August 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
This Summer... Enter The Mind Of A Killer more
Plot:
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 18 nominations more
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The least it does: looking great more (639 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jennifer Lopez ... Catherine Deane

Colton James ... Edward Baines

Dylan Baker ... Henry West
Marianne Jean-Baptiste ... Dr. Miriam Kent

Gerry Becker ... Dr. Barry Cooperman

Musetta Vander ... Ella Baines

Patrick Bauchau ... Lucien Baines

Vincent D'Onofrio ... Carl Stargher
Catherine Sutherland ... Anne Marie Vicksey

Vince Vaughn ... Peter Novak

James Gammon ... Teddy Lee

Jake Weber ... Gordon Ramsey

Dean Norris ... Cole

Tara Subkoff ... Julia Hickson

Lauri Johnson ... Mrs. Hickson

John Cothran Jr. ... Agent Stockwell
Jack Conley ... Agent Brock

Kamar De Los Reyes ... Officer Alexander
Christopher Janney ... SWAT Team Member
Nicholas Cascone ... FBI Technician
Joe La Piana ... FBI K-9 Agent
Pruitt Taylor Vince ... Dr. Reid

Jake Thomas ... Young Carl Stargher
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls ... Stargher's Victim
Jennifer Day ... Stargher's Victim (as Jennifer Dawn Day)
Alanna Vicente ... Stargher's Victim
Aja Echols ... Stargher's Victim
Vanessa Branch ... Stargher's Victim
Elena Maddalo ... Stargher's Victim
Gareth Williams ... Stargher's Father
Glenda Chism ... Woman in Tub

Monica Creel ... Mother (as Monica Lacy)
Joy Creel ... Mother (as Joy Creel Liefeld)
Leanna Creel ... Mother

Alan D. Purwin ... Helicopter Pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Tim ... Valentine
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Calvi Pabon ... Dream Girl (uncredited)

Peter Sarsgaard ... Julia Hickson's Fiancee (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tarsem Singh 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Mark Protosevich (written by)

Produced by
Julio Caro .... producer
Donna Langley .... executive producer
Carolyn Manetti .... executive producer
Eric McLeod .... producer
Mark Protosevich .... co-producer
Stephen J. Ross .... co-producer
Nico Soultanakis .... associate producer
Tommy Turtle .... producer
 
Original Music by
Howard Shore 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Laufer 
 
Film Editing by
Robert Duffy 
Paul Rubell 
 
Casting by
Ronna Kress 
 
Production Design by
Tom Foden 
 
Art Direction by
Geoff Hubbard (supervising art director)
Michael Manson 
 
Set Decoration by
Tessa Posnansky 
 
Costume Design by
Eiko Ishioka 
April Napier 
 
Makeup Department
Stuart Artingstall .... specialty wig maker
Howard Berger .... prosthetics supervisor
Howard Berger .... special makeup effects artist
Howard Berger .... special makeup effects supervisor
Kamar Bitar .... special makeup effects artist
Michèle Burke .... makeup artist
Camille Calvet .... makeup artist
Judy Crown .... hair stylist
Susan Germaine .... hair styles supervisor
Susan Germaine .... hair stylist: Ms. Lopez
Edouard F. Henriques .... key makeup artist (as Edouard Henriques)
Paul Huntley .... wig maker
Erwin H. Kupitz .... wig maker (as Erwin Kupitz)
Renate Leuschner .... wig maker
Candace Neal .... key hair stylist
Gregory Nicotero .... prosthetics supervisor
Gregory Nicotero .... special makeup effects supervisor
Heather Plott .... assistant makeup artist
James Ryder .... personal makeup artist: Vincent D'Onofrio
James Ryder .... wigs: Vincent D'Onofrio
Norman Cabrera .... special makeup department sculptor: KNB effects group (uncredited)
Jake Garber .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Katherine E. Beyda .... production supervisor
Eric McLeod .... unit production manager
Sara Romilly .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Amundson .... first assistant director
David Ascher .... second second assistant director
Fernando Castroman .... second assistant director: second unit
Gregg Goldstone .... first assistant director: second unit
Kevin Tod Haug .... second unit director
Bradley Morris .... second second assistant director
Frederic Roth .... second assistant director (as Fredric Roth)
 
Art Department
Yarek Alfer .... head sculptor
Bart Barbuscia .... set dresser
Greg Benge .... property assistant (as Greg R. Benge)
Jonathan Bobbitt .... lead man
Michael E. Bucaro .... plasterer foreman
Steve Callas .... construction coordinator
Randy L. Childs .... propmaker
Cora Lee Coomber .... construction accountant
Gary Costin .... welding foreman
Skip Crank .... set dresser
Mariano Dias .... graphic illustrator
Guy Dyas .... assistant art director (as Guy Hendrix Dyas)
Brad Einhorn .... property master
Luke Freeborn .... set designer
Kris Fuller .... set dresser
Damon Geisler .... tool man
Trevor Goring .... storyboard artist
Cheryl Gould .... set dresser
George Gugler .... paint foreman (as George E. Gugler)
Sean Hargreaves .... illustrator
David Howland .... plasterer foreman
Patrick Janicke .... illustrator
Kent Jones .... sculptor
James Kroning .... property assistant (as James L. Kroning)
Jennifer Lagura .... gang boss
Mark Lepresle .... propmaker foreman
Josh Lusby .... set designer (as Joshua Lusby)
Michael MacFarlane .... painter (as Mike McFarlane)
Martin Milligan .... on-set dresser
Michele Munoz .... buyer (as Michelle Munoz)
Daniel P. Murphy .... construction metal fabricator
Mike Nichols .... labor foreman
Wayne Nycz .... paint foreman
Edward E. O'Connell .... paint foreman (as Edward O'Connell)
Peter Olexiewicz .... construction foreman
Peter Olexiewicz .... propmaker foreman
Francesco Antonio Paolone .... paint supervisor (as Francesco 'Tony' Paolone)
William H. Phen Jr. .... propmaker foreman (as William Phen Jr.)
Wil Rees .... illustrator
Edwin Roses .... graphic designer
Paul Schrauwers .... on-set carpenter
Dawn M. Severdia .... art department coordinator (as Dawn Severdia)
Andrew M. Siegel .... assistant property master
Jesse Siono Jr. .... stand-by painter (as Jeses M. Siono)
Eliza Steel .... art department production assistant
Louis Terry .... set dresser
Robert L. Thompson .... general foreman (as Robert Thompson)
Johannes Van Wyk .... welding foreman
Robert Webb .... propmaker foreman (as Bob Webb)
Jim Wojtowicz .... art department production assistant
Dean Wolcott .... set designer
Walter Zieska .... propmaker gangboss
 
Sound Department
Rick Canelli .... adr recordist
Kevin E. Carpenter .... sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Cranford .... sound assistant (as Jeff Cranford)
Mark F. Dennett .... cable person
Mark F. Dennett .... second boom operator
John P. Fasal .... sound designer (as John Paul Fasal)
Patrick J. Foley .... dialogue editor
Terry Garcia .... assistant sound editor
Todd Harris .... sound assistant (as Todd M. Harris)
Michael Herbick .... sound re-recording mixer
David M. Horton .... foley editor
David L. Horton Jr. .... foley editor
J. Paul Huntsman .... supervising sound editor
Adam Johnston .... sound designer
Adam Johnston .... sound editor
Mary Jo Lang .... foley mixer
Robert J. Litt .... sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Litt)
Alyson Dee Moore .... foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Donald Nelson .... boom operator (as Donal Nelson)
Thomas J. O'Connell .... adr mixer
Jayme S. Parker .... sound designer (as Jayme Parker)
Jayme S. Parker .... sound editor (as Jayme Parker)
John Roesch .... foley artist
Marsha Sorce .... dubbing recordist
Carolyn Tapp .... foley recordist
James Thornton .... production sound mixer
Kevin Webb .... dubbing recordist
Thomas Whiting .... adr supervisor (as Thomas G. Whiting)
Louis DiFlorio .... adr assistant: Toronto (uncredited)
Joe Michalski .... sound utility (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
John S. Baker .... special effects supervisor: first unit (as John Baker)
Tamara Carlson .... fabricator: K.N.B Effects Group
Tony Centonze .... special effects foreman
William D. Harrison .... special effects shop supervisor (as Bill Harrison)
Al Marangoni .... special effects technician
Clay Pinney .... special effects supervisor
Joshua Pinney .... special effects technician
Thomas Rasada .... special effects technician
Alan Tuskes .... special makeup effects crew (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Xavier Allard .... animator: BUF
Josh Aller .... custom software: Image Savant
Richard 'Dr.' Baily .... digital animation supervisor/producer: Image Savant
Jann Baskett .... visual effects: Milkshake Media
Adam Beckett .... technical advisor: Image Savant (honoray credit)
Xavier Bec .... research & development: BUF
George Bellias .... video: Image Savant
Dennis Berardi .... visual effects manager: Toybox
Kristy Blackwell .... 3D animator: Toybox
Alex Boothby .... visual effects designer: Toybox
Francois Boudaille .... animator: BUF
Peter Bowmar .... effects animator: Black Box
Jeff Bruneel .... visual effects editor: ToyBox
Jeff Campbell .... visual effects compositor: Toybox
Olivier Cauwet .... animator: BUF
Stephane Ceretti .... CG supervisor: BUF
Drake Conrad .... digital film supervisor
Colin Cunningham .... 3D animator: Toybox
Nicolas Darques .... animator: BUF
Valerie Delahaye .... visual effects producer: BUF
Kent Demaine .... art supervisor: Blackbox Digital
Antoine Deschamps .... animator: BUF
David Drzewiecki .... director of photography: second unit
Christophe Dupuis .... lead animator: BUF
Mike 'Fuzzy' Ellis .... vice president visual effects: Toybox
Ron Frankel .... pre-visualization animator
Derry Frost .... director of production: Amalgamated Pixels, Inc.
Raymond Gieringer .... 3D animator: Toybox
Laurent Gillet .... animator: BUF
Mark Goldberg .... rotoscope artist: Toybox
Adrian Graham .... 3D technical director: Toybox
Colin Green .... previsualization supervisor: Pixel Liberation Front
Eric Grenaudier .... compositor
Francesco Grisi .... visual effects producer: BUF
Anne Gros Lafaige .... visual effects producer: BUF
Rob Gyorgy .... visual effects compositor: Toybox
Guillaume Ha .... animator: BUF
Max Harris .... visual effects compositor: Toybox
Michael Hatton .... visual effects compositor: Toybox
Kevin Tod Haug .... visual effects supervisor
Isabelle Haulin .... research & development: BUF
Elizabeth Holmes .... digital compositor
Stephanie Ito .... assistant visual effects coordinator
Tania Janthur .... visual effects coordinator: Toybox
Katherine Jones .... visual effects: Milkshake Media
JoAnn Knox .... visual effects plate producer
Ken Locsmandi .... digital artist
Chad Malbon .... digital film coordinator
Leslie McMinn .... visual effects coordinator
Michael Douglas Middleton .... visual effects still photographer
Lon Molnar .... 3D animator: Toybox
Stephane Naze .... animator: BUF
Geoffrey Niquet .... lead animator: BUF
Jeremy Oddo .... digital artist
Cinzia Pegorin .... visual effects intern: Pixel Liberation Front
Brad Phillips .... visual effects: Milkshake Media
Travis Price .... digital artist
Will Robbins .... CG supervisor: Blackbox Digital (as Williams Robbins)
Andy Robinson .... digital film technician: Toybox
Kyle Robinson .... previsualization consultant: Pixel Liberation Front
Steve Robinson .... visual effects editor
Gregory S. Scribner .... digital artist
Carey Len Smith .... visual effects coordinator: Toybox (as Carey Smith)
Jason Snea .... compositor: Toybox
Jason Snea .... matte artist: Toybox
Klaus Steden .... systems administrator: Toybox
Alexander L. Stephan .... 3D animator: Toybox (as Alex Stephan)
Andy Sykes .... executive producer: Toybox
Vincent Thomas .... animator: BUF
Pènèlope Vandecave .... digital artist: BUF
Dominique Vidal .... lead animator: BUF
Michael Wahrman .... custom software: Image Savant
John 'JW' Warner .... key grip: visual effects second unit
Stephanie Wilson .... visual effects assistant coordinator
Simon Valderrama .... visual effects intern: Pixel Liberation Front (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Sandy Berumen .... stunts
Jill Brown .... stunt double
Joe Bucaro III .... stunts (as Joey Bucarro)
Jared S. Eddo .... stunt rigger
Kenny Endoso .... stunts
Richard Epper .... stunt rigger
Andy Gill .... stunts
Jack Gill .... stunt coordinator
Cinda-Lin James .... stunt double: Tara Subkoff/Jellyfish
John Meier .... stunts
Jonathan Nosan .... stunt double
Manny Perry .... stunts
Michael Runyard .... stunts (as Mike Runyard)
Jim Vernasco .... stunts
Aaron Walters .... stunt rigger
Cody Weselis .... stunt double: Young Carl Stargher
Dick Ziker .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Victor Aguirre .... still photography department intern
George Ball .... gaffer
Kenneth Bonet .... rigging electrician
Tony Boura .... rigging grip
Donald Burghardt .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
John S. Campbell .... grip
Val Camp .... additional first assistant camera
Chris Culliton .... electrician
Matthew Dorsey .... rigging electrician
David Drzewiecki .... director of photography: second unit
Jared S. Eddo .... aerial rigger (as Scott Eddo)
Tracy Estes .... electric rigging crew
Greg Etherridge .... electrician
Brett F. Gates .... second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Brett Gates)
Anthony Gaudioz .... camera operator: "a" camera (as Tony Gaudioz)
Bertoldo Gomez .... rigging grip (as Bert Gomez)
Khan Griffith .... electrician
Mark Hadland .... best boy rigging electric
R. Dana Harlow .... company grip
Brad M. Hazen .... electrician (as Brad Hazen)
Christian Hibbard .... dimmer operator
Michael J. Hogan .... video assist operator
Daniel Holland .... clapper loader
Wilfried Jeanblanc .... video operator
Gary Kelso .... company grip
Wayne Kosky .... rigging grip
Bob Leitelt .... key rigging grip
Clement Lush .... tape operator
Robena Malicoat .... best boy grip
Greg Mayer .... rigging electrician
Steven R. Morales .... electrician (as Steve Morales)
Arthur Najera .... rigging grip (as Art Najera)
Thomas Nead .... rigging gaffer
David B. Nowell .... aerial camera operator (as David Nowell)
James H. Pair III .... company grip (as James Pair)
Jesse Wayne Parker .... best boy grip (as J. Wayne Parker)
Ster Percy .... rigging grip
Christopher Prampin .... chief electrician
C. Alan Rawlins .... key grip (as Alan Rawlins)
Robert J. Reilly .... rigging grip: Los Angeles
Pat Romano .... aerial rigging coordinator
Katie Santore .... camera loader
David Schmalz .... video assist operator: second unit
Lorey Sebastian .... still photographer
Charles Smith .... best boy rigging grip
C. Ashley Sudge .... dolly grip (as Ashley Sudge)
Scott R. Todd .... rigging electrician
Ira Toles .... video playback operator
Chuck Whelan .... additional assistant camera
Robert White .... best boy electric (as Bob White)
Jeff Andrus .... grip (uncredited)
Edward A. Gutentag .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Sande Alessi .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Baker .... specialty costumer
Linda Booher-Ciarimboli .... costume supervisor
Joseph Cigliano .... specialty costumes
Wendy M. Craig .... set costumer
Vicky Dennison .... cutter/fitter
Scott R. Hankins .... set costumer
Eiko Ishioka .... specialty costume designer
Stacia Lang .... specialty costumer
Linda Matthews .... costume supervisor
Elizabeth Meredith .... wardrobe assistant
Natasha Paczkowski .... cutter/fitter
 
Editorial Department
Ken Blackwell .... first assistant editor
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Joseph Carson .... post-production assistant
Garry Chuntz .... senior colorist: Toybox (as Gary Chuntz)
Andy Cohen .... assistant editor
Danya Joseph .... apprentice editor: dailies
Jody Levin .... executive in charge of post-production
Stephanie Olah .... post-production coordinator
Missy Papageorge .... telecine producer
Jim Passon .... color timer
Stefan Sonnenfeld .... colorist
 
Music Department
Nancy Allen .... assistant music editor
Bachir Attar .... musician
Jon Bailey .... assistant music recording engineer
Bob Bowen .... music coordinator
Chandru .... musician: sarangi
Paul Clarvis .... musician: first percussion
Ruth Cornes .... music contractor
Robert Cotnoir .... music programmer
Toby Emmerich .... executive in charge of music
Richard Ford .... temp soundtrack music editor (as Richard B. Ford)
Vic Fraser .... music preparation
Isobel Griffiths .... music contractor
Jan Hendrickse .... musician: ney flute
Jake Jackson .... assistant music recording engineer
Mark Kaufman .... music clearance executive
Kevin Mahonchak .... music preparation
Suzana Peric .... music editor
Simon Rhodes .... music recording engineer
Dana Sano .... music executive
Howard Shore .... conductor
Howard Shore .... orchestrator
Lori Silfen .... music business affairs
Sonia Slany .... musician: monochord
Michael Tremante .... music preparation
 
Transportation Department
Gene Alford .... driver (as P.E. 'Gene' Alford)
Moises Blay .... driver
Ken Catando .... transportation captain (as Kenneth Catando)
Gary Compton .... driver
Norm Compton .... driver
Robert E. Dingle .... driver
Troy Flynn .... transportation
Joshua Hancock .... picture car coordinator (as Josh Hancock)
Jeff Hatten .... driver (as Jeffrey J. Hatten)
Robert Hunter Jr. .... transportation captain
Sara Luna .... driver
Bill Myers .... transportation co-captain (as William H. Myers)
Bill M. Puluti .... transportation coordinator
Junior T. Puluti .... driver
Simau Puluti .... driver
Beau Reed .... driver
Sandra Roach .... transportation dispatcher
 
Other crew
Diana Adams .... production accountant (as Diana Olsen)
Paul Alcott .... dailies timer
David Allsberry .... head animal trainer
Brad Arnold .... key set production assistant
Brian Bird .... assistant location manager
Ursula Brauner .... animal trainer
Raymond Bulinski .... craft service
Richard Brooks Burton .... gyrosphere technician (as Richard Burton)
Laurie Cartwright .... risk management
Margaret Cox .... assistant production coordinator
Chris Cozens .... auricle operator
Kristen M. D'Angelo .... second assistant accountant
Donna M. Duffy .... medical technical advisor (as Donna Duffy)
Jeff Egan .... production safety
Randi Feldman .... script supervisor: second unit
Jaroslava Fernandez .... special effects contact lens technician
Lana Hale .... clearance
R. Dana Harlow .... diver
Jeff Hedgecock .... armour maker
Rick Herrera .... dailies timer
Erik Holmberg .... production executive
Robert 'B.O.B.' Izzard .... security
Kristi Kasubaski .... first assistant accountant
Susan B. Kreutz .... craft service (as Susan Kreutz)
Gary Kurashige .... on-set medic
Francine Lecoultre .... textile designer
Jerry Lee .... accounting clerk
Scott Allen Logan .... location manager
Ruth Maehara .... second assistant accountant
Lynne Martin .... key set production assistant
Terrence Martin .... equipment coordinator
Chip Matheson .... provider: eels
Rick Matthews .... location manager: Namibia
George Mihalopoulos .... production assistant
Cathy Moore .... studio manager
Jennifer Mount .... risk management
Kristi Mujica .... first assistant accountant
Chris Munday .... assistant location manager
Damon Nonas .... assistant production coordinator
Eric Persons .... assistant location manager
Edward Poveda .... payroll accountant
John Rogers .... locations assistant (Namibia )
Alida Rubens .... location accountant
John Sanchez .... production secretary
Lonnie Smalley .... trainer
Dot Stovall .... clearance
Monte Swann .... 24 frame video supervising engineer
Judi Townsend .... script supervisor
Lee Tucker .... preview technical supervisor
Gretel Twombly .... production assistant
Dirk Vahle .... helicopter pilot
Gabrielle Wallack Godfrey .... production coordinator (as Gabrielle Wallack)
David Waters .... production assistant
Peter Weireter .... consultant: FBI
Alex L. Worman .... unit publicist
Kristopher Wynne .... production assistant
Zane .... post-production accountant
Bobbin Bergstrom .... medical technical advisor (uncredited)
Laurie Morgenthal .... power pod technician (uncredited)
S. Quinn .... pre-visualization coordinator (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Robert J. Litt .... special thanks (as Bob Litt)
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for bizarre violence and sexual images, nudity and language.
Runtime:
107 min | Germany:109 min (director's cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | Brazil:16 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:R (director's cut) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 (video rating) | New Zealand:R18 (director's cut) | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #37605) | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A)
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Trivia:
The last scene of the film in the desert was originally an earlier scene in the film depicting another one of Catherine's therapy sessions with Edward. Later when director Tarsem Singh decided the film needed closure on Edward's story he had digital snow and cherry blossoms added to the scene to make it look like it was part of "Catherine's world". more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Carl's first victim clearly breathes when she is lying on the table, and the dead girl in the bathtub has a neck pulse. more
Quotes:
Catharine Deane: Do you believe there is a part of yourself, deep inside in your mind, with things you don't want other people to see? During a session when I'm inside, I get to see those things. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Monsters vs Aliens (2009) more
Soundtrack:
O SCIORE CCHIU FELICE more

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What are the differences between the US-Theatrical version and the Director's Cut?
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40 out of 48 people found the following review useful.
The least it does: looking great, 29 January 2005
7/10
Author: rbverhoef (rbverhoef@hotmail.com) from The Hague, Netherlands

'The Cell' is a journey into the mind of a serial killer and I mean this literally. The film is about the journey, about the world it shows during this journey, the destination does not really matter. In my opinion this journey through the mind gives such beautiful images other things do not really matter as long as they are not distracting. In fact, the story is pretty good.

We start with Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) in the mind of a catatonic boy. How this works exactly does not really matter, but it looks a lot like virtual reality. She and other scientist including Henry West (Dylan Baker) and Miriam Kent (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) believe that this method might work. Catherine enters the mind of the boy and speaks with him there, in a world that is completely created by the boy. She hopes she can let him do things that in the end will give results.

The real story then. A serial killer named Carl (Vincent D'Onofrio) just dumped the body of one of his victims. FBI Agents Ramsey (Jake Weber) and Novak (Vince Vaughn) are on this case. Another girl (Tara Subkoff) disappears and at that time, after forensic research on the dumped body, Carl can be traced and captured. Two problems occur. 1. Carl just went into a coma; he has been sick for a long time. 2. His house and the house with his last kidnapped victim are not at the same place. In a way this part of the story is pretty standard.

Things are about to get interesting again. To find out where the girl is, Catherine has to go into Carl's mind. This is dangerous for a lot of reasons. In short: Carl is unknown territory, schizophrenic and a serial killer. If Catherine starts believing Carl's mind is the real world then her mind can convince her body; she could die in the mind of Carl. A tape of how the last victim was killed, a fate this girl will have in about twenty hours, makes sure Catherine will try to get the location out of Carl's mind.

It is the journey through this sick mind that makes this film more than worth watching. Director Tarsem Singh, who did music videos before this, in a way goes back to these music videos. Every room in the imaginative world is another short clip that exists out of beautiful and sometimes haunting images. For me the visual style felt completely new, the way 'Three Kings' had a new visual style one year earlier. If something like that can make you like a film, 'The Cell' will not disappoint. But fans of the thriller and horror genre can like this film anyway. The story itself, without the great fantasy world, is good enough for that. I think you have to be a little open minded, of course events are not (yet) possible in our real world. Still, a very entertaining film with nice ideas that looks terrific.

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