The Cell
New Line Cinema | Release Date: August 18, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
12
Negative:
12
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
USA TodayMike Clark
There's so little action or suspense that this Cell isn't too likely to multiply itself into a sequel.
30
Film.comGemma Files
Visually stunning but emotionally shallow. Read full review
30
VarietyEmanuel Levy
A slender story that's not particularly suspenseful or involving, resulting in a movie that's a feast to the eye but not much for the intellect. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's a pleasure to watch, but I found myself wondering if having a story here even mattered to the director at all. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Jennifer Lopez's butt? Alas, the moment is over all too soon; the movie, sadly, is not. Read full review
25
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
It's mesmerizing nonetheless for its flagrant disregard for narrative, character, pacing, performance and good lighting. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Almost no plot here and even less character--just a lot of pretexts for S-M imagery, Catholic decor, gobs of gore, and the usual designer schizophrenia. Read full review
20
SlateDavid Edelstein
Serves up some of the most gruesomely misogynistic imagery in years, then ends with a bid for understanding. Are its makers so deluded that they think they're making the world a more compassionate place? Read full review
20
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
If The Cell were six minutes long it would blow your mind. At two hours, it's a disordered muddle of hellacious highs and pedestrian lows. Read full review
20
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
Disappointing only because its best moments are transcendent; its worst moments, sadly, are just so ordinary. Read full review
0
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Some movies make you sorry you've seen them, and The Cell is one of those. Creepy and horrific, it's a torture chamber film. Read full review
0
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
Any way you slice it, it is still pointless. Read full review
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