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DVD Review
The Cell 2
 Official Synopsis:
Imagine a serial killer who flatlines his victims and then brings them back to life over and over again, until they beg to die. Beautiful psychic investigator Maya Casteneda was his last victim and swore vengeance on her tormentor before she escaped. Now The Cusp is back, and the FBI taps Maya to help capture the elusive monster. Maya soon discovers the only way she can locate The Cusp is to enter his head. The danger: if Maya dies in the killers brain, she dies in real life! Like The Cell before it, The Cell 2 is a mind-blowing mix of fantasy and reality, science-fiction and thriller that enters a place of fear and power like no other: the thoughts of a psychopath. Chris Bruno (The Dead Zone), Frank Whaley (World Trade Center) and Bart Johnson (High School Musical) co-star.
Our Take:
I’m continuously baffled by horror themed sequels that have nothing in common with their predecessors. Just call it something else for the sake of 90% of the people who will be watching it expecting some semblance of a connection to a previous film. That way they won’t have to ask themselves if they’re sure they’re actually watching the right movie again and again. The Cell 2 naturally has nothing to do with The Cell. So, that’s a good start I guess. Or a bad one.
Despite my negativity I went into watching this movie as if it had its own title and it still couldn’t hold up as anything worthwhile. So, back to talking about the original: The Cell is a wildly uneven movie that is only worth a note due to how fantastic the cinematography and special effects were. Without those two aspects all you’re left with are a bunch of tired and boring bits. That’s what we get here – tired and boring bits.
How can you possibly shoot a movie based upon special effects and then not even make it look as sharp as an average episode of Fringe or some other such basic Sci-Fi TV show? With that as your mission plan, why even proceed with filming?
Special Features:
The only special feature included is a more than adequate 30 minute making of documentary. This is easily the best thing on the DVD.
Conclusion:
So, what should have been an average movie in The Cell 2 is hampered down further, stemming from negative connotations with the original film and an awful piece of acting work delivered by the lead actress, Tessie Santiago. Looking at the positive side of things, I was blissfully unaware I could ever miss Jennifer Lopez so much.
Overall Picture:
Movie: F
Extra Features: D
- Landen Chase Pelish
Staff Writer
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