
Catharine Deane is a psychotherapist who is part of a revolutionary new treatment which allows her mind to literally enter the mind of her patients. Her experience in this method takes an unexpected turn when an F.B.I. Agent comes to ask for a desperate favor. They had just tracked down a notorious serial killer, Carl Stargher, whose method of operation is to abduct women one at a time and place them in a secret area where they are kept for about forty hours until they are sl... (Full plot summary below)
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Catharine Deane is a psychotherapist who is part of a revolutionary new treatment which allows her mind to literally enter the mind of her patients. Her experience in this method takes an unexpected turn when an F.B.I. Agent comes to ask for a desperate favor. They had just tracked down a notorious serial killer, Carl Stargher, whose method of operation is to abduct women one at a time and place them in a secret area where they are kept for about forty hours until they are slowly drowned. Unfortunately, the killer has fallen into an irreversible coma which means he cannot confess where he has taken his latest victim before she dies. Now, Catherine Deane must race against time to explore the twisted mind of the killer to get the information she needs, but Stargher's damaged personality poses dangers that threaten to overwhelm her.
Leave your thoughts about The Cell.
| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanA disturbing, evocative journey into the human mind, the film recalls your spookiest dreams, most forbidden fantasies, and darkest past memories, strung together in an unforgettably bold visual palette. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonRewarding even beyond the shockingly bold images that almost exclusively make up the film's final hour and change. |
| Movie MomNell Minow...one of those mysterious science labs only in movies, lots of sleek corridors and white-coated geniuses and equipment that requires a skin-tight jumpsuit to operate. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJeanne AufmuthThis is a mind-bending acid trip of a movie -- fresh, disturbing and inimitable. |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestIn the end, maybe The Cell isn't about much, and it could have been deeper and all but as it stands, it's still a must-see. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob Vaux...it reminds one of the works of Clive Barker: strange, horrible and utterly unnerving. |
| Needcoffee.comWidgett WallsThis was on my top ten list for the year, but it's not for everyone. |
| MovielineStephen FarberThere's much to criticize, even despise, about this movie. But there's no disputing the mesmerizing power of the images. |
| Radio Free EntertainmentAndrew ManningGrotesque extravagance and psychologically disturbing imagery of the highest quality are brilliantly melded to produce a rare masterwork of captivating visuals. |
| Movie Reviews in CroatianVictoria AlexanderThe story is great, the direction is superb but you keep wondering what the film would have been like if Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins were cast instead. |