DVD Review: The Cell 2 [Blu-ray]: Tessie Santiago, Chris Bruno, Frank Whaley, Bart Johnson, Amee Walden, Whitney Labrum, Elizabeth Barondes, Larry Filion, Charles Halford, Ben Naccarato, Tim Iacofano, Alex Barder, Kevin Kasha, Lawrence Silverstein, Marc Freitas, Michael C. Cuddy, Nancy Valle, Rob Rinow: Movies & TV

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DVD Review: The Cell 2 [Blu-ray]: Tessie Santiago, Chris Bruno, Frank Whaley, Bart Johnson, Amee Walden, Whitney Labrum, Elizabeth Barondes, Larry Filion, Charles Halford, Ben Naccarato, Tim Iacofano, Alex Barder, Kevin Kasha, Lawrence Silverstein, Marc Freitas, Michael C. Cuddy, Nancy Valle, Rob Rinow: Movies & TV

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This straight-to-DVD sequel to the 2000 Jennifer Lopez picture must play its mind games without Lopez herself. But the idea’s still intact: another telepathic mind-melder (played by Tessie Santiago) is employed by the police to get into the brain of a serial killer. She’s been clinically dead six times or something, and can “see” in a way others cannot. She was herself once held by the madman, who has figured out a way to wipe his face out of her visions of his dark, torture-filled world. Where the original film directed by Tarsem (the music-video veteran and maker of The Fall) at least provided some gaudy visuals for the already-tired premise, The Cell 2 has 24 producer-director Tim Iacofano at the helm. The sense of overheated episodic television prevails, although the acting can charitably be described as beneath the level of an average TV show. (The exception is the villain, after he’s unmasked, but those kinds of roles reliably provide opportunities for mustache-twirling shenanigans.) One begins to miss the old-fashioned simplicity of a normal mad-killer movie; now you’ve got to keep straight how each scene alters the memories, or unconscious minds, or the ability to foretell things, or… see, already we’ve lost track. –Robert Horton

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Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 06/16/2009 Run time: 94 minutes Rating: R

The Cell II makes for some stylish entertainment..!!,

By Sunshine “Susie” (California) -

This review is from: The Cell 2 (DVD)

I saw this sequel to The Cell last night and I was skeptical since I am a true fan of The Cell — but I actually enjoyed myself. My husband and I both thought it was pretty creepy, pretty stylish/cool looking, and just plain fun. Grab some popcorn and just enjoy this film for what it is. It won’t win an academy award, but it definitely gives some thrills and chills — definitely a fun way to spend a couple of hours…!!

Two stars for the Utah scenery…and that is it.,

By Steve Kuehl “SLV Video” (Ben Lomond, CA) -

Had to give this a fair shot as The Cell is a popular long-term rental here, but the franchis