A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
Jennifer Lopez | Catherine Deane | |
Colton James | Edward Baines | |
Dylan Baker | Henry West | |
Marianne Jean-Baptiste | Dr. Miriam Kent | |
Gerry Becker | Dr. Cooperman | |
Musetta Vander | Ella Baines | |
Patrick Bauchau | Lucien Baines | |
Vincent D'Onofrio | Carl Stargher | |
Catherine Sutherland | Anne Marie Vicksey | |
Vince Vaughn | Peter Novak | |
James Gammon | Teddy Lee | |
Jake Weber | Gordon Ramsey | |
Dean Norris | Cole | |
Tara Subkoff | Julia Hickson | |
Lauri Johnson | Mrs. Hickson | |
John Cothran Jr. | Agent Stockwell | |
Jack Conley | Agent Brock | |
Kamar De Los Reyes | Officer Alexander | |
Christopher Janney | Swat Team Member | |
Nicholas Cascone | FBI Technician | |
Joe La Piana | FBI K-9 Agent | |
Pruitt Taylor Vince | Dr. Reid | |
Jake Thomas | Young Carl Stargher | |
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls | Stargher's Victim | |
Jennifer Day | Stargher's Victim |
Director | Tarsem Singh | |
Writer | Mark Protosevich | |
Producer | Julio Caro, Donna Langley, Carolyn Manetti, Eric McLeod, Mark Protosevich, Stephen J. Ross, Nico Soultanakis | |
Musician | Howard Shore | |
Photography | Paul Laufer |
Quantity | 1 |
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Seen | |
Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:29 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:32:05 |
Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
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Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Surround [English] |
Subtitles | English (Closed Captioned) |
Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
Edition Release Date | Feb 10, 2004 |
Story Synopsis:
Serial killer Carl Stargher (D’Onofrio) likes to videotape the deaths of his female victims as they drown in a glass cell. And that’s not the worst part of his methodical killings. When he enters a schizophrenic seizure, the authorities, including FBI agent Peter Novak (Vaughan) call on child psychotherapist, Catherine Deane (Lopez). She has been able to enter the minds of coma victims via a radical therapy, and agrees to taking a shocking mindtrip into the dark corridors of the Stargher’s psyche with hopes of saving his final victim. The Cell offers a new twist on the science-fiction thriller crashing at the gates of a madman’s inner sanctum with eye-popping imagination. (Suzanne Hodges)
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits an absolutely surreal picture that is a beautiful transfer. Colors are eye-popping, with fully saturated hues, superbly balanced fleshtones and deep, endless blacks. Detail and definition are excellent, throughout, with exemplary contrast and shadow delineation. It can’t be ignored that there is, in fact, some edge enhancement noticed, as well as occasional pixelization, but these distractions are minor. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel discrete soundtrack delivers a remarkable soundfield listening experience, along with compelling creativity. Fidelity is first-rate and the tonal balance is perceptually neutral-it should also be noted that the DVD soundtrack has been re-equalized for home theatre playback. In general, the split surrounds are subtly to moderately engaged, although there are a few moments where they become energized. Much of the audio is of a quiescent nature, and holosonic imaging is apparent throughout, albeit generally tending to be of a subtle nature that is nonetheless noteworthy and an effective component of the soundtrack’s role in the storytelling. The significant point to be made about the surrounds is that, along with the screen channels, a soundfield is rendered throughout which is impressively spacious, as well as involving, effectively drawing the listener into the momentum of the film. The various POV sequences have a subtle, yet surreal element of sound design and active dimensional engagement that is creatively interesting, and at times, a bit unnerving. One particularly interesting sound effect crafting is in Chapter 12, with the rendering of a horse’s heart beating against one of the panes of glass. The dialogue production is commendable, with natural-sounding voices, and spatial integration that is noteworthy. The music occurs with occasional moments, and has been nicely recorded and spread throughout the soundstage. Deep bass is notable, and at times is presented with significant penetration. The .1 LFE is actively exploited for this soundtrack. Overall, this is intriguing, very well-crafted movie sound that delivers exemplary fidelity, and is sure to please and engage. (Perry Sun)
This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Collector Edition
Reference Quality
Superb Cinematography
Superb Color Fidelity
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality