>*"Naughty worm."* Here we are, J.Lo is now a psychotherapist entering the mind of a serial killer in order to save his next victim... such an odd casting choice and honestly I was never sold on her, she wasn't terrible but I still wonder why she's acting at all and what this would be like with a better lead. I wasn't too sure about this movie at first but once the *Zodiac* storyline and the sci-fi concept meet is when I was sold, for a while. A life is at stake and I was right there along with them to try and save it. The concept is good. Vincent D'Onofrio plays a twisted villain and I wish we saw more of him (without the ridiculous costumes, just normal) because he truly stole the show whenever he was on-screen. The flashback scenes were so brutal. Where this movie truly excels though is in the visuals, the odd sets and costumes are certainly creative and I think i'll remember them for a while. What i'll remember even more are the twisted visuals, stuff you would see in a *Saw* movie, I looked away in the guts scene. Though I have to say there's some questionnable choices in here... sometimes (especially in the third act) it looks like a drag queen stage play and the acting doesn't help. Wasn't a fan of the third act. The psychedelic effects when they enter the virtual reality are atrocious, it looks like what I can only describe as an animated Froot Loops commercial.

The Cell has an interesting premise and I like the science fiction elements to the serial killer storyline. Its execution leaves something to be desired. The problem is that I struggle to point to exactly what. Sure, the performances aren't stellar butI think it's something about the focus on the visuals, which are pretty twisted, that hurt the outcome more than it helps. It made me feel a little gross and left a lot of questions on how the mind works that no one can answer with certainty, least of which is this movie.

>"Do you believe there is a part of yourself, deep inside in your mind, with things you don't want other people to see? During a session when I'm inside, I get to see those things." Another movie I have heard a lot about, and right after the end I looked at my fiancé and said "What did I just watch?" Visuals are pretty insane for 2000, just curious how this movie came to be in general. Tarsem Singh has some really good ideas, and I wish he got more chances because I really enjoyed The Fall and Immortals, but this movie will haunt my dreams from time to time, I can tell.

+ some great visuals and transitions - very annoying/unfitting soundtrack pip/aiwa/1.30