I got this on video a month ago after having seen the last hour of it when it first came out (dont ask).
The Cell shows the complete opposites of life - the police and victims in dull, mundane, daily processes, where everyone is doing a job without real satisfaction,
and then Ms Lopez' character, and that of the killer, both having the ability to have gone and done what they wanted in an alternative existence of colour,and uniqueness.
The plot and portrayal of this in the film are not the best, as it seems two hours is never enough to bring out the full impact of a novel, however what has been achieved to cracking the mental state of the killer using a method of mind melting in the time given is something very close to ideal.
The effort that was put into the special effects really make the movie, to fascinate those with an open mind (sic), and to shock the rest that would rather not have seen it. The closest I have seen a film do this is Altered States, tapping into the inner mind process, though there were a couple of similar films in the early nineties, delving into the idea of swapping bodies (Freejack) and minds (cannot remember the name of it)
Worth catching.
The Cell shows the complete opposites of life - the police and victims in dull, mundane, daily processes, where everyone is doing a job without real satisfaction,
and then Ms Lopez' character, and that of the killer, both having the ability to have gone and done what they wanted in an alternative existence of colour,and uniqueness.
The plot and portrayal of this in the film are not the best, as it seems two hours is never enough to bring out the full impact of a novel, however what has been achieved to cracking the mental state of the killer using a method of mind melting in the time given is something very close to ideal.
The effort that was put into the special effects really make the movie, to fascinate those with an open mind (sic), and to shock the rest that would rather not have seen it. The closest I have seen a film do this is Altered States, tapping into the inner mind process, though there were a couple of similar films in the early nineties, delving into the idea of swapping bodies (Freejack) and minds (cannot remember the name of it)
Worth catching.
