The visionary music video director Tarsem made his feature film debut with this wild, sci-fi riff on the sort of serial killer cat-and-mouse games made popular by Silence of the Lambs. Jennifer Lopez plays Catherine Deane, a child psychologist who is working on the development of an experimental technology that allows a person to enter the psychological mindscape of an unconscious patient. When a serial killer (played by a fantastically sinister Vincent D’Onofrio) goes into a coma before he can reveal the location of his latest victim, Deane is persuaded to enter his warped mind to see if she can find a clue. THE CELL might have been accused on its release of preferring style over substance, but when the style is this gorgeous and visually thrilling, it’s hard to think that’s a bad thing. Brattle Debut 

“This is one beautifully surreal and unsettling thriller, with astounding visuals that will lurk in the crawlspaces of your brain after you’ve left the theater.” Mark Rahner, Seattle Times