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The Cell (2000)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
2/05, 4/06
4/06:
Extravagant, excessive, pretentious, and revolting, The Cell is a hybrid of
The Silence of the Lambs and Moulin Rouge.
I'm compelled to ask this question: what's the use of showing all of the fancy dream crap? All the agents need is a clue to
find the serial killer's location without having to muddle their way inside his useless world. If you want the best film for
this sort of thing, then go with Manhunter.
The FBI agent had less than forty hours to figure it out, and I'm pretty darned sure that she could get results in a
matter of minutes. Going through the mind of a serial killer and saving his soul is a waste of time because really...who
cares? Just catch him, and then kill him already. On the other hand, the acting seems fine, but the dialogue is vapid.
All in all, the serial killer stuff is an excuse to show off the awesome visual power of CGI for The Cell.