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Product Description Cell, The (DVD) Amazon.ca Schizoid serial killer Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) has been captured at last, but a neurological seizure has rendered him comatose, and FBI agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughan) has no way to determine the location of Stargher's latest and still-living victim. To probe the secrets contained in Stargher's traumatized psyche, the FBI recruits psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez), who has mastered a new technology that allows her to enter the mind of another person. What she finds in Stargher's head is a theater of the grotesque, which, as envisioned by first-time director Tarsem Singh, is a smorgasbord of the surreal that borrows liberally from the Brothers Quay, Czech animator Jan Svankmajer, Hieronymous Bosch, Salvador Dali, and a surplus of other cannibalized sources. This provides one of the wildest, weirdest visual feasts ever committed to film, and The Cell earns a place among such movie mind-trips as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Altered States, What Dreams May Come, and Un Chien Andalou. Is this a good thing? Sure, if all you want is freakazoid eye-candy. If you're looking for emotional depth, substantial plot, and artistic coherence, The Cell is sure to disappoint. The pop-psychology pablum of Mark Protosevich's screenplay would be laughable if it weren't given such somber significance, and Singh's exploitative use of sadomasochistic imagery is repugnant (this movie makes Seven look tame), so you're better off marveling at the nightmare visions that are realized with astonishing potency. The Cell is too shallow to stay in your head for long, but while it's there, it's one hell of a show. --Jeff Shannon Special Features Audio Commentary: Feature-length commentary: director, production team DVD ROM Features: Script-to-screen screenplay access; fully playable demo of Homeworld: Cataclysm video game DVD ROM exclusive web site: Original theatrical website Deleted Scenes: Deleted scenes with director commentary Documentary: Original documentary - Style as Substance, several of Tarsem's collaborators reflect on his work Filmographies: Cast/crew filmographies Multiple video angles: Visual effects vignettes: an alternate angle feature in which six special effects sequences are explored from storyboards to final scene Other: Interactive brain map and empathy test Theatrical Trailer: Theatrical trailer and international teaser trailerAudio Commentary: Feature-length commentary: director, production team DVD ROM Features: Script-to-screen screenplay access; fully playable demo of Homeworld: Cataclysm video game DVD ROM exclusive web site: Original theatrical website Deleted Scenes: Deleted scenes with director commentary Documentary: Original documentary - Style as Substance, several of Tarsem's collaborators reflect on his work Filmographies: Cast/crew filmographies Multiple video angles: Visual effects vignettes: an alternate angle feature in which six special effects sequences are explored from storyboards to final scene Other: Interactive brain map and empathy test Theatrical Trailer: Theatrical trailer and international teaser trailerAudio Commentary: Feature-length commentary: director, production team DVD ROM Features: Script-to-screen screenplay access; fully playable demo of Homeworld: Cataclysm video game DVD ROM exclusive web site: Original theatrical website Deleted Scenes: Deleted scenes with director commentary Documentary: Original documentary - Style as Substance, several of Tarsem's collaborators reflect on his work Filmographies: Cast/crew filmographies Multiple video angles: Visual effects vignettes: an alternate angle feature in which six special effects sequences are explored from storyboards to final scene Other: Interactive brain map and empathy test Theatrical Trailer: Theatrical trailer and international teaser trailerAudio Commentary: Feature-length commentary: director, production team DVD ROM Features: Script-to-screen screenplay access; fully

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