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In this tense sci-fi thriller debut from director Tarsem Singh (R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" music video), therapist Jennifer Lopez and FBI agent Vince Vaughn must traverse the deranged psyche of serial killer Vincent D'Onofrio. The mission is to find out where D'Onofrio has hidden his latest victim -- who is still living but facing a gruesome death. In this taut race against time, Singh brandishes tantalizing and lavish surrealist imagery to define the killer's mind, recalling influences ranging from Ken Russell's Altered States to the gothic puppet animation of the Brothers Quay. (On the Platinum Series DVD commentary tracks, Singh even singles out Michael Crichton's Coma as an influence!) D'Onofrio provides an eerily demented turn as Karl, a schizophrenic sexual deviant who is a god in his own mind, where, of course, super-therapist Lopez is an unwelcome visitor. The chemistry between Lopez and D'Onofrio is unsettling at its worst and terrifying at its best. In addition to Singh's audio commentaries on the DVD, there is also commentary from members of the production team, plus deleted scenes and an examination of the film's effects and production design. You can enter the dream state of The Cell and question its metaphors, but when the going gets horrific, remember to just tell yourself, "It's not real." Patricia Kim O'Cone

All Movie Guide

In this science fiction thriller, child psychiatrist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) has developed a technique that allows her to travel through the minds of her patients. When Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio), a multiple murderer who methodically drowns his victims and performs bizarre rituals with their bodies, falls into a coma, FBI agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) asks Deane to enter the killer's psyche, in the hope of finding a missing girl whom Stargher has kidnapped; if she's not soon found, in all likelihood she'll die in his torture cell. However, once Deane enters the bizarre world of Stargher's mind, she finds getting out to be a very difficult matter. The Cell was the first feature from director Tarsem, who previously made award-winning commercials and music videos, including the video for R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion." The supporting cast includes Catherine Sutherland, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Dylan Baker, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Mark Deming

New York Times

[Tarsem Sing] is a dextrous visual stylist, moving effortlessly from smooth, gleaming surfaces photographed in slow motion to grainy, slightly sped-up frames in the very same shot. You could say that The Cell has been production-designed within an inch of its life: Tom Foden sets a new standard in his field. Elvis Mitchell

Product Details

• UPC: 065935827498
• Source: ALLIANCE CANADA
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Sound: DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
• Language: Français
• Time: 1:47:00
• Sales Rank: 17,802

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:

• Jennifer Lopez: Superstar Collection