The Cell is a thriller and at times horror movie from back in 2000 starring Jennifer Lopez as a psychotherapist who has developed a way to enter the mind of patients. Vincent D'Onofrio plays a serial killer who is caught by an FBI agent played by Vince Vaughn. The FBI knows he has abducted a woman who will be dead soon if they do not locate her, and hire Lopez's character to enter the killer's mind in order to try and find where the victim is being held. What follows is a very trippy movie, with a lot of stunning visuals. Because most of the movie is set in the mind of the killer, the rules of the real world don't really apply, and the film makes good use of that fact. There is not a lot of gore in the movie (it is mostly a psychological thriller), but when there is, it is not for the squeamish.
The movie has been re-released on disc several times on disc, including on blu-ray. I have the original DVD release, and for those who are looking at that, the extras include deleted scenes, cast and crew biographies, trailers, a couple of different commentary tracks on the movie, storyboard sequences, and a feature on the music. And, there are some DVD-ROM features if you play it on a computer.
Overall, the film is very well-written and acted. D'Onofrio steals the show and definitely shows off his acting range. This is one of Lopez's best performances (I know that people tend to love her or hate her as an actress) in any of her movies, and Vaughn does a very good job in a role that is very different from the wise-cracking comedies he is known for. There is sexual content and nudity (mostly in the form of torture scenes as opposed to erotic scenes) and the movie just skirted getting an NC-17 rating. So, it is definitely not for everyone. But, if you are looking for an original thriller that is not at all cookie cutter, this is definitely a good movie to check out.
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