Rotten
Lopez is hard to take as the empathetic psychologist who uses a synaptic transfer machine to penetrate the comatose killer's tortured psyche in hopes of finding his latest victim.
Nick Funnell, Time Out
The Cell
Enter the mind of a killer.
2000 · 1h 47m · R
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Tarsem Singh
Overview
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
Director and cast
- Tarsem Singh Director
- Jennifer Lopez as Catherine Deane
- Vince Vaughn as Peter Novak
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Carl Rudolph Stargher
- Catherine Sutherland as Anne Marie Vicksey
- James Gammon as Teddy Lee
- Colton James as Edward Baines
- Dylan Baker as Henry West
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Dr. Miriam Kent
- Gerry Becker as Dr. Barry Cooperman
- Musetta Vander as Ella Baines
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Tarsem uses the dramatically shallow plot to create a dream world densely packed with images of beauty and terror that cling to the memory even if you don't want them to.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
The Cell makes the mistake of thinking that we're going to be captivated by a story that devotes most of its length to ugly hallucinations.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Rotten
A feast to the eye but not much for the intellect.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Rotten
The Cell spends most of its time trying to live up to its dazzling visuals. It never quite does, although it and Jennifer Lopez are quite an eyeful.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
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