There are times during this movie, that I almost cry. Not because of some lame love story. Not because I dislike JLo so much (although I really do). I almost cry because this film is so beautiful. That's right.. so beautiful.
Fincher, Jonze and Tarsem Singh all come from music videos. Fincher and Jonze might make the better movies as far as the storylines go, but The Cell is an undeniable proof that Singh has the best visual sense (and by this I'm in no way trashing Fincher's film's visuals). This film is a perfect collaboration between the director and everyone working beneath him. I mean the production design, the photography and especially the score (screw LOTR, this is clearly Howard Shore's best and most beautiful work to date).
Sure the story is old and has been done to death, but what makes The Cell special is that it manages to be original anyway. The headtrips are UNBELIEVABLE. And even in the scenes that take place "in the real world", the film doesn't implode. The acting and the photography are too good for that.
The Cell is a masterpiece, because there's just nothing as special around. Visually.
***** / *****
Fincher, Jonze and Tarsem Singh all come from music videos. Fincher and Jonze might make the better movies as far as the storylines go, but The Cell is an undeniable proof that Singh has the best visual sense (and by this I'm in no way trashing Fincher's film's visuals). This film is a perfect collaboration between the director and everyone working beneath him. I mean the production design, the photography and especially the score (screw LOTR, this is clearly Howard Shore's best and most beautiful work to date).
Sure the story is old and has been done to death, but what makes The Cell special is that it manages to be original anyway. The headtrips are UNBELIEVABLE. And even in the scenes that take place "in the real world", the film doesn't implode. The acting and the photography are too good for that.
The Cell is a masterpiece, because there's just nothing as special around. Visually.
***** / *****